Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 20 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In November its highs average 18.6°C, about as warm as Bakersfield, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 142nd of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 82nd of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Bakersfield is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 14.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Visalia in NovemberUnited States · 109 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 8.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in NovemberUnited States · 110 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Lancaster in NovemberUnited States · 110 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in NovemberUnited States · 117 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Palmdale in NovemberUnited States · 121 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in NovemberUnited States · 123 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Ventura in NovemberUnited States · 124 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Simi Valley in NovemberUnited States · 125 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 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.