Climate averages 1991–2020
Bakersfield weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Bakersfield: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Visalia (109 km away). In October its highs average 26.0°C, about as warm as Bakersfield, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bakersfield ranks joint 124th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Bakersfield is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.5°C to 19.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Visalia in OctoberUnited States · 109 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in OctoberUnited States · 110 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Lancaster in OctoberUnited States · 110 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in OctoberUnited States · 117 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Palmdale in OctoberUnited States · 121 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Barbara in OctoberUnited States · 123 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ventura in OctoberUnited States · 124 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Simi Valley in OctoberUnited States · 125 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 20 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.