Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 18 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In July its highs average 36.5°C, 0.9°C warmer than Bakersfield, with 1.7 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 30th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 26th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Bakersfield is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 35.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Visalia in JulyUnited States · 109 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in JulyUnited States · 110 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Lancaster in JulyUnited States · 110 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in JulyUnited States · 117 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Palmdale in JulyUnited States · 121 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in JulyUnited States · 123 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Ventura in JulyUnited States · 124 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Simi Valley in JulyUnited States · 125 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 3.1 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.