Bakersfield, CA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 71.6°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2021, tied 2nd warmest of 121 (with 2021).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 71.6°F; Warmest since 2021; 2nd warmest of 121
Precipitation: 2.28 in; Driest since 2022; 15th driest of 104

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Bakersfield, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.7°F, between 67.3°F and 71.2°F in eight years of ten and 4.47 in of precipitation, between 2.21 in and 6.53 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Bakersfield, CA since 1902: 71.6°F in 2026; the highest is 72.4°F, in 2014.

Normal range, 67.3 to 71.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Bakersfield, CA from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	71.6	2	84.6	7	58.5	10	2.28	89	0
2025	70.2	17	82.8	30	57.5	20	2.70	85	0
2024	71.3	6	83.8	16	58.8	5	5.87	20	0
2023	68.3	53	80.1	108	56.6	32	9.14	4	0
2022	71.2	7	84.2	9	58.3	12	1.86	96	0
2021	71.6	2	84.2	9	59	4	2.03	94	0
2020	70.4	14	82.9	28	58	15	4.61	44	0
2019	69.7	24	81.7	61	57.6	19	6.52	12	0
2018	71.2	7	83.5	19	58.8	5	3.88	57	0
2017	71.4	4	83.6	17	59.3	3	5.31	33	0
2016	71.1	9	83.9	14	58.3	12	4.10	54	0
2015	71.4	4	84	13	58.7	8	2.66	86	0
2014	72.4	1	85.3	4	59.5	2	1.35	101	0
2013	69.6	26	82.7	33	56.6	32	2.36	88	0
2012	70	20	83.4	22	56.5	35	3.64	62	0
2011	67.1	89	79.8	111	54.4	68	3.63	63	0
2010	67.3	84	79.5	112	55.1	51	5.37	31	0
2009	70.1	18	82.7	33	57.5	20	3.27	73	0
2008	69.1	36	81.3	73	56.9	29	1.55	98	0
2007	68.3	53	80.9	85	55.8	41	2.28	89	0
2006	68.4	48	80.6	98	56.1	39	5.36	32	0
2005	67.8	65	79.9	110	55.8	41	6.48	14	0
2004	69.6	26	82.1	48	57.1	26	2.74	83	0
2003	69.3	32	81.6	65	57.1	26	3.32	71	0
2002	68.2	56	81	80	55.4	46	1.59	97	0
2001	68.6	45	81.4	69	55.7	43	5.43	28	0
2000	68	61	80.8	90	55.3	49	4.57	45	0
1999	64.7	119	77.7	121	51.8	104	5.48	27	0
1998	65.5	115	77.6	122	53.4	86	12.07	1	0
1997	68	61	80.9	85	55.1	51	2.94	77	0
1996	68.7	42	82.6	35	54.7	60	4.54	46	0
1995	67.7	72	80.7	96	54.7	60	7.81	9	0
1994	68.7	42	82.6	35	54.8	56	4.39	49	0
1993	68.4	48	81.4	69	55.3	49	6.59	10	0
1992	69.4	30	82.2	43	56.6	32	5.67	25	0
1991	67.8	65	81.1	77	54.5	64	5.15	37	0
1990	68.2	56	81.7	61	54.7	60	2.75	82	0
1989	67.7	72	81.9	53	53.6	81	2.77	80	0
1988	68.4	48	82.9	28	53.8	76	3.06	76	0
1987	67.7	72	81.8	58	53.7	77	4.10	54	0
1986	67.9	63	80.9	85	55	53	4.16	52	0
1985	66.7	99	79.4	113	53.9	75	2.16	92	0
1984	67.5	78	81.4	69	53.5	84	1.33	102	0
1983	66.8	95	78.7	115	54.9	55	8.39	6	0
1982	69.7	24	80.7	96	58.7	8	5.69	24	0
1981	70.8	12	82.8	30	58.8	5	5.30	34	0
1980	68.7	42	80.5	100	56.8	30	5.83	22	0
1979	70.3	16	82.3	41	58.2	14	5.53	26	0
1978	71.1	9	82.6	35	59.6	1	9.53	2	0
1977	69.8	21	81.6	65	57.9	16	3.63	63	0
1976	69.3	32	80.8	90	57.8	17	4.63	43	0
1975	69.3	32	81.4	69	57.2	25	3.46	66	0
1974	70.9	11	83.3	23	58.5	10	4.74	42	0
1973	69.8	21	82.3	41	57.3	23	5.39	30	0
1972	68.9	40	81	80	56.8	30	1.54	99	0
1971	68.3	53	80.4	102	56.2	36	4.39	49	0
1970	70.7	13	83.9	14	57.4	22	2.77	80	0
1969	69.5	29	81.2	74	57.7	18	6.42	15	0
1968	69.6	26	82	49	57.1	26	2.78	79	0
1967	67.5	78	79.2	114	55.7	43	4.75	41	0
1966	68.2	56	81	80	55.5	45	2.16	92	0
1965	66.5	103	78.5	118	54.5	64	4.15	53	0
1964	67	91	80.3	104	53.6	81	2.19	91	0
1963	66.6	100	78.6	116	54.6	63	5.13	38	0
1962	66.2	108	78.6	116	53.7	77	5.43	28	0
1961	67.8	65	80.5	100	55	53	0.97	104	0
1960	69	37	82	49	56	40	3.99	56	0
1959	69	37	81.8	58	56.2	36	1.52	100	0
1958	68.4	48	80.6	98	56.2	36	8.21	7	0
1957	67.8	65	80.8	90	54.8	56	3.19	74	0
1956	67.4	80	80.8	90	54	74	4.35	51	0
1955	66.5	103	80.4	102	52.7	99	3.57	65	0
1954	67.3	84	81.1	77	53.5	84	3.41	69	0
1953	66.6	100	80.3	104	52.9	95	3.17	75	0
1952	67.3	84	80.8	90	53.7	77	6.52	12	0
1951	68.4	48	82.4	40	54.3	72	3.45	67	0
1950	68.1	60	81.9	53	54.4	68	4.43	47	0
1949	66.8	95	80.2	107	53.3	89	3.43	68	0
1948	66.9	93	81.2	74	52.5	100	3.68	60	0
1947	68.2	56	82.2	43	54.1	73	1.99	95	0
1946	67.6	77	81.9	53	53.3	89	3.29	72	0
1945	67.8	65	81.2	74	54.4	68	6.56	11	0
1944	67.1	89	81	80	53.1	91	3.67	61	1
1943	67.4	80	81.9	53	52.8	96	7.86	8	0
1942	67.3	84	81.7	61	53	94	2.49	87	0
1941	67.3	84	80.9	85	53.7	77	8.40	5	0
1940	69.2	35	83	26	55.4	46	6.34	16	0
1939	67.9	63	82.5	39	53.4	86	5.86	21	0
1938	67.7	72	81.9	53	53.6	81	9.46	3	0
1937	66.2	108	80.1	108	52.3	101	6.00	18	0
1936	68.8	41	82.8	30	54.8	56	3.85	58	0
1935	67.4	80	81.8	58	53.1	91	5.21	35	0
1934	69.8	21	84.8	5	54.8	56	1.30	103	0
1933	66.8	95	81.6	65	51.9	103	5.20	36	2
1932	67.4	80	82	49	52.8	96	6.10	17	0
1931	70.1	18	84.8	5	55.4	46	4.42	48	0
1930	67.8	65	82.6	35	53.1	91	4.96	40	0
1929	66.4	106	81.5	68	51.4	107	2.73	84	0
1928	68.5	46	84.2	9	52.8	96	2.85	78	0
1927	66.2	108	80.8	90	51.7	106	3.73	59	0
1926	69	37	83.5	19	54.5	64	3.34	70	2
1925	67.8	65	82.2	43	53.4	86			0
1924	67.7	72	83.5	19	52	102			0
1923	65.4	116	80.9	85	49.9	116			0
1922	65.8	114	81.1	77	50.6	111			0
1921	66.6	100	82	49	51.2	108			0
1920	65.4	116	80.3	104	50.4	113			0
1919	64.8	118	77.9	120	51.8	104			0
1918	66.8	95	83	26	50.6	111			0
1917	66.1	111	83.3	23	48.9	118			0
1916	66.3	107	82.2	43	50.3	114			3
1915	66.1	111	82.2	43	50.1	115			0
1914	67	91	84.1	12	49.9	116	5.05	39	1
1913	66.1	111	85.6	3	46.7	121			0
1912					54.4	68			30
1911	66.5	103	78.4	119	54.5	64			4
1910	70.4	14	83.6	17	57.3	23			0
1909									37
1908	68.5	46	88.4	1	48.4	119			24
1907									61
1906			84.5	8			5.90	19	33
1905	69.4	30	88.1	2	50.7	109	5.77	23	23
1904	66.9	93	83.1	25	50.7	109			1
1903	64	121	81.7	61	46.4	122			1
1902	64.6	120	81	80	48.1	120			1
1901									212
1900									132
1899									192
1895									223
1893									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2014	72.4
2026	71.6
2021	71.6
2017	71.4
2015	71.4
2024	71.3
2022	71.2
2018	71.2
2016	71.1
1978	71.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1903	64
1902	64.6
1999	64.7
1919	64.8
1923	65.4
1920	65.4
1998	65.5
1922	65.8
1917	66.1
1915	66.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	12.07
1978	9.53
1938	9.46
2023	9.14
1941	8.40
1983	8.39
1958	8.21
1943	7.86
1995	7.81
1993	6.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	0.97
1934	1.30
1984	1.33
2014	1.35
1959	1.52
1972	1.54
2008	1.55
2002	1.59
2022	1.86
1947	1.99

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 111°F; 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 10 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.89 in; 3 January 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	49.9°F 32nd warmest of 124	1.01 in 47th wettest of 115
February	55.8°F 20th warmest of 126	0.81 in 57th driest of 119
March	67.5°F Warmest of 127	0.06 in 6th driest of 118
April	64.4°F 38th warmest of 127	0.38 in 47th driest of 116
May	72°F 38th warmest of 125	0.02 in 37th driest of 120
June	80.9°F 24th warmest of 127	0.00 in Driest of 114
July	85.3°F 42nd warmest of 126	a trace 13th wettest of 119
August	86.8°F 7th warmest of 127	a trace 21st wettest of 117
September	76.7°F 61st coldest of 127	0.00 in Driest of 119
October so far	84.7°F 3rd warmest of 127	0.00 in Driest of 118

Hot days and freezes

Bakersfield, CA has had 126 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 10th most of 122 (with 1903).
Bakersfield, CA has had 47 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 38th most of 122 (with 1971 and 1918).
Bakersfield, CA has had 1 freezing night (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 103rd most of 122 (with 2023, 2022, 2016 and 8 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Bakersfield, CA came on Saturday 10 January 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 99th latest of 121 (with 1977).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 March	Warmest day	88°F	86°F 1915	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	95°F	89°F 1928	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	92°F	90°F 1928, 1914	Provisional
18 March	Warmest day	95°F	92°F 2004	Provisional
17 March	Warmest day	90°F	88°F 2004	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 2.28 in of precipitation in Bakersfield, CA, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2022, tied 15th driest of 104 (with 2007).
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Bakersfield, CA: 111°F on Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Bakersfield, CA: a low of 32°F on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Bakersfield, CA: 0.89 in on Saturday 3 January 2026.