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Bakersfield, California weather · now

69°

Partly Sunny

High / Low
87° / 62°
Wind
30 mph NW
Humidity
64%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
ModerateAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:43 AM 8:15 PM 14h 32m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Bakersfield, California, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 87° with a low near 62°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

87°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

55° 75° 95° ↑ 87° ↓ 62° 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM

  1. 6 AM

    68°

    1%

  2. 8 AM

    69°

    1%

  3. 10 AM

    74°

    1%

  4. 12 PM

    78°

    1%

  5. 2 PM

    82°

    1%

  6. 4 PM

    86°

    1%

  7. 6 PM

    86°

    0%

  8. 8 PM

    85°

    0%

  9. 10 PM

    77°

    0%

  10. 12 AM

    73°

    0%

  11. 2 AM

    68°

    0%

  12. 4 AM

    64°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Sunny 1% 87° · 62°
    1. 7 AM 67° Partly Sunny 1%
    2. 8 AM 69° Partly Sunny 1%
    3. 9 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 1%
    4. 10 AM 74° Sunny 1%
    5. 11 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    6. 12 PM 78° Sunny 1%
    7. 1 PM 80° Sunny 1%
    8. 2 PM 82° Sunny 1%
    9. 3 PM 84° Sunny 1%
    10. 4 PM 86° Sunny 1%
    11. 5 PM 86° Sunny
    12. 6 PM 86° Clear
    13. 7 PM 87° Clear
    14. 8 PM 85° Mostly Clear
    15. 9 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    16. 10 PM 77° Mostly Clear
    17. 11 PM 75° Partly Cloudy
  2. Sun 6/28 Sunny 0% 85° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 65° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 64° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 62° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 63° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 65° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 68° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 72° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 74° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 76° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 79° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 81° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 83° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 84° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 84° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 85° Clear
    20. 7 PM 84° Clear
    21. 8 PM 83° Clear
    22. 9 PM 80° Clear
    23. 10 PM 76° Clear
    24. 11 PM 72° Clear
  3. Mon 6/29 Sunny 0% 90° · 62°
    1. 12 AM 69° Clear
    2. 1 AM 67° Clear
    3. 2 AM 65° Clear
    4. 3 AM 63° Clear
    5. 4 AM 62° Clear
    6. 5 AM 62° Clear
    7. 6 AM 63° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 65° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 68° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 72° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 76° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 80° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 83° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 85° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 88° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 89° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 89° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 89° Clear
    20. 7 PM 88° Clear
    21. 8 PM 86° Clear
    22. 9 PM 82° Clear
    23. 10 PM 77° Clear
    24. 11 PM 73° Clear
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 0% 91° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 70° Clear
    2. 1 AM 68° Clear
    3. 2 AM 66° Clear
    4. 3 AM 64° Clear
    5. 4 AM 63° Clear
    6. 5 AM 63° Clear
    7. 6 AM 64° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 66° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 73° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 77° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 81° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 87° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 89° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 91° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 90° Clear
    20. 7 PM 89° Clear
    21. 8 PM 87° Clear
    22. 9 PM 83° Clear
    23. 10 PM 78° Clear
    24. 11 PM 73° Clear
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 0% 91° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 70° Clear
    2. 1 AM 68° Clear
    3. 2 AM 67° Clear
    4. 3 AM 65° Clear
    5. 4 AM 63° Clear
    6. 5 AM 63° Clear
    7. 6 AM 64° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 67° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 70° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 73° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 77° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 80° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 83° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 85° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 89° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 89° Clear
    20. 7 PM 88° Clear
    21. 8 PM 85° Clear
    22. 9 PM 81° Clear
    23. 10 PM 76° Clear
    24. 11 PM 72° Clear
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 0% 89° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 69° Clear
    2. 1 AM 68° Clear
    3. 2 AM 66° Clear
    4. 3 AM 64° Clear
    5. 4 AM 62° Clear
    6. 5 AM 61° Clear
    7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 64° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 67° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 70° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 74° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 77° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 80° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 83° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 87° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 88° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 88° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 88° Clear
    20. 7 PM 86° Clear
    21. 8 PM 84° Clear
    22. 9 PM 80° Clear
    23. 10 PM 76° Clear
    24. 11 PM 72° Clear
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 0% 90° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 69° Clear
    2. 1 AM 68° Clear
    3. 2 AM 66° Clear
    4. 3 AM 64° Clear
    5. 4 AM 62° Clear
    6. 5 AM 61° Clear
    7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 63° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 66° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 69° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 72° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 76° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 79° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 82° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 87° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 89° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 89° Sunny
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Sunny 0% 98° · 58°
  2. Sun 7/5 Sunny 0% 108° · 64°
  3. Mon 7/6 Sunny 1% 109° · 68°
  4. Tue 7/7 Sunny 0% 110° · 71°
  5. Wed 7/8 Sunny 0% 111° · 70°
  6. Thu 7/9 Sunny 0% 111° · 69°
  7. Fri 7/10 Sunny 3% 106° · 67°
  8. Sat 7/11 Sunny 3% 107° · 67°
  9. Sun 7/12 Cloudy 6% 103° · 65°

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

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Sunday, 6/28

Sunny, 85° / 61°

  1. Tomorrow85°61°
  2. Mon90°62°
  3. Tue91°61°
  4. Wed91°60°
  5. Thu89°61°
  6. Fri90°63°

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.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 62°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike7 AM

    comfortable at 67°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf7 AM

    comfortable at 67°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic8 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    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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  1. Tue, Jun 23pending
    High101°——
    Low71°——
  2. Sat, Jun 20pending
    High89°——
    Low62°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Bakersfield

Bakersfield in June typically averages 99° highs and 72° lows, with about 0 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 106°); 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
Jun99°72°0
Jul106°76°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)

Today
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Forecast details

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