Is Bakersfield hot in August?
Days are typically very hot at 35.9°C, while nights average 20.1°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Bakersfield in
August.
Typical August weather in Bakersfield: 35.9°C by day, 20.1°C at night, 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high35.9°C
Typical low20.1°C
Rain0 mm
Wet days0
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 52 out of 100 (April leads the year at 90). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 29 from latitude 35.37°.
August at a glance
What is Bakersfield like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 0 mm across about 0 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 29 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 9 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5325738
- NOAA station
- USC00040444 · BAKERSFIELD 5 NW
- Station distance
- 5.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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