Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 18.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 30 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In June its highs average 32.6°C, 0.5°C warmer than Bakersfield, with 6.6 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 47th of 498 for the warmest June highs and joint 4th of 498 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 498 cities is 27.9°C; Bakersfield is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.3 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Visalia in JuneUnited States · 109 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in JuneUnited States · 110 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Lancaster in JuneUnited States · 110 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in JuneUnited States · 117 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Palmdale in JuneUnited States · 121 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in JuneUnited States · 123 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Ventura in JuneUnited States · 124 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Simi Valley in JuneUnited States · 125 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.0 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.