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Bakersfield, California weather · now

87°

Clear

Feels
84°
High / Low
100° / 72°
Wind
17 mph SW
Humidity
23%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.7 hours.
ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 5:54 AM 8:10 PM 14h 15m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Bakersfield, California, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 100° with a low near 72°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 100°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

65° 90° 110° ↑ 100° ↓ 73° 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM

  1. 1 AM

    82°

    0%

  2. 3 AM

    77°

    0%

  3. 5 AM

    74°

    1%

  4. 7 AM

    75°

    1%

  5. 9 AM

    81°

    1%

  6. 11 AM

    89°

    1%

  7. 1 PM

    93°

    1%

  8. 3 PM

    98°

    1%

  9. 5 PM

    99°

    2%

  10. 7 PM

    98°

    2%

  11. 9 PM

    93°

    2%

  12. 11 PM

    86°

    1%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Sunny 2% 100° · 72°
    1. 1 AM 82° Clear
    2. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    3. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    4. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    5. 5 AM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 6 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 1%
    7. 7 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    8. 8 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    9. 9 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    10. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    11. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    12. 12 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    13. 1 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    14. 2 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    15. 3 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    16. 4 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    17. 5 PM 99° Sunny 2%
    18. 6 PM 100° Mostly Clear 2%
    19. 7 PM 98° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 9 PM 93° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 10 PM 89° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
  2. Sun 7/19 Mostly Sunny 0% 101° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 74° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Partly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 92° Partly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 95° Partly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 97° Mostly Cloudy
    16. 3 PM 99° Mostly Cloudy
    17. 4 PM 100° Mostly Cloudy
    18. 5 PM 100° Mostly Cloudy
    19. 6 PM 99° Mostly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 99° Mostly Cloudy
    21. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 95° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 90° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear
  3. Mon 7/20 Sunny 1% 101° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 99° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 97° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 94° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 90° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Tue 7/21 Sunny 0% 101° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 99° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 98° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 95° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 91° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 88° Mostly Clear
  5. Wed 7/22 Sunny 2% 101° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 86° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 101° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 100° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 99° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 96° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 92° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
  6. Thu 7/23 Sunny 3% 101° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 101° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 100° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 99° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 96° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 92° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
  7. Fri 7/24 Sunny 2% 101° · —
    1. 12 AM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny 2%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 2% 109° · 72°
  2. Sun 7/26 Sunny 2% 109° · 72°
  3. Mon 7/27 Sunny 1% 112° · 72°
  4. Tue 7/28 Cloudy 1% 114° · 72°
  5. Wed 7/29 Cloudy 3% 114° · 77°
  6. Thu 7/30 Mostly Sunny 3% 115° · 79°
  7. Fri 7/31 Sunny 0% 115° · 77°
  8. Sat 8/1 Cloudy 0% 115° · 77°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 5% — · —

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Quiet week — most days look comparable.

Monday, 7/20

Sunny, 101° / 74°

  1. Tomorrow101°74°
  2. Mon101°74°
  3. Tue101°74°
  4. Wed101°74°
  5. Thu101°74°
  6. Fri101°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • Run6 AM

    warm at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good84 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out5 days
  1. Thu, Jul 16pending
    High102°——
    Low73°——
  2. Tue, Jul 14pending
    High103°——
    Low76°——
  3. Mon, Jul 13pending
    High101°——
    Low76°——
  4. Sun, Jul 12pending
    High102°——
    Low76°——
  5. Sat, Jul 11±16°
    High103°87°+16°
    Low75°73°+2°

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Bakersfield

Bakersfield in July typically averages 103° highs and 75° lows, with about 0 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 103°); the coldest is January (average low 40°). February is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan61°40°4
Feb66°45°6
Mar74°52°6
Apr78°55°6
May88°63°2
Jun98°71°0
Jul103°75°0
Aug103°73°0
Sep95°69°1
Oct83°58°2
Nov66°48°6
Dec59°42°5

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 100. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 101. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 101. North wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 101. North wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
HNX 68,35
Radar station
KVTX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
35.373, -119.019