Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In August its highs average 36.2°C, 1.1°C warmer than Bakersfield, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 32nd of 498 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Bakersfield is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bakersfield climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 47 | 7.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.7°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 49 | 7.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.3°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 48 | 7.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 27 | 4.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.3°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.8 | 2.1 | 14.014 h |
| June | 32.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July | 35.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 35.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 31.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.0°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 26 | 4.7 | 10.310 h |
| December | 14.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 48 | 6.9 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Visalia in AugustUnited States · 109 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in AugustUnited States · 110 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lancaster in AugustUnited States · 110 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in AugustUnited States · 117 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Palmdale in AugustUnited States · 121 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in AugustUnited States · 123 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Ventura in AugustUnited States · 124 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Simi Valley in AugustUnited States · 125 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bakersfield) is explained once on the Bakersfield year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.