Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Bakersfield, California, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Bakersfield, California, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 115°F on 2022-09-06; its coldest fell to 20°F on 1990-12-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
83°F2003-01-31
36°F1982-01-02
54°F1997-01-02
22°F1987-01-16
February
85°F1986-02-26
35°F1989-02-05
56°F2026-02-28
21°F1989-02-06
March
96°F2026-03-20
39°F2006-03-10
64°F2026-03-21
26°F1985-03-03
April
96°F2007-04-28
42°F1995-04-16
63°F1987-04-28
26°F1999-04-04
May
108°F2003-05-28
52°F1988-05-05
70°F1984-05-30
32°F1988-05-01
June
112°F2013-06-08
60°F1998-06-12
77°F2017-06-20
39°F2011-06-02
July
114°F2023-07-15
75°F1987-07-17
81°F2006-07-23
47°F1987-07-18
August
113°F1998-08-04
73°F2010-08-29
81°F2017-08-29
48°F1987-08-15
September
115°F2022-09-06
56°F1986-09-27
80°F2022-09-06
40°F1982-09-30
October
107°F2024-10-01
51°F1991-10-29
73°F2024-10-02
32°F1991-10-30
November
90°F2012-11-05
40°F1994-11-18
60°F2025-11-11
23°F1994-11-19
December
84°F2021-12-01
31°F1990-12-21
54°F2023-12-18
20°F1990-12-22

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
85°F1986-02-26
31°F1990-12-21
56°F2026-02-28
20°F1990-12-22
Spring (Mar–May)
108°F2003-05-28
39°F2006-03-10
70°F1984-05-30
26°F1985-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
114°F2023-07-15
60°F1998-06-12
81°F2006-07-23
39°F2011-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
115°F2022-09-06
40°F1994-11-18
80°F2022-09-06
23°F1994-11-19

All-time records

The most extreme value Bakersfield has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 115°F 2022-09-06
Lowest 31°F 1990-12-21

Low

Highest 81°F 2006-07-23
Lowest 20°F 1990-12-22

Feels-like

Highest 123°F 2006-07-22
Lowest 6°F 1989-02-06

Humidity

Highest 17.2 g/m³ 2003-07-30
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 40 mph 1987-12-16
Lowest 3 mph 2022-01-17

Precip

Wettest 1.94 in 1991-03-18
Driest 170-day dry spell 2019-06-03

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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