Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In March its highs average 18.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bakersfield, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 144th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 84th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Bakersfield is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 48 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Visalia in MarchUnited States · 109 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 87 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in MarchUnited States · 110 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Lancaster in MarchUnited States · 110 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.7°C · 31 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in MarchUnited States · 117 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Palmdale in MarchUnited States · 121 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in MarchUnited States · 123 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Ventura in MarchUnited States · 124 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Simi Valley in MarchUnited States · 125 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.9°C · 66 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.