Bakersfield, CA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 86.8°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest August since 2022, 7th warmest of 127.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 86.8°F; Warmest since 2022; 7th warmest of 127

A normal August in Bakersfield, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 83°F, between 80.9°F and 85.5°F in eight years of ten and 0.00 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.00 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Bakersfield, CA since 1899: 86.8°F in 2026; the highest is 88.8°F, in 1909.

Normal range, 80.9 to 85.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Bakersfield, CA from 1899 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	86.8	7	100.5	19	73.1	8	trace	21	0
2025	85.7	11	98.9	44	72.6	9	trace	21	0
2024	84.4	31	98.1	60	70.6	26	trace	21	0
2023	84.5	29	96.9	80	72	14	1.08	2	0
2022	87.4	4	100.9	16	73.8	5	trace	21	0
2021	85.9	10	99.5	31	72.4	13	0.00	56	0
2020	87.2	5	100.1	24	74.3	3	trace	21	0
2019	85.3	14	98.6	52	72	14	0.00	56	0
2018	84.6	27	98.3	57	70.9	23	0.00	56	0
2017	87.9	2	100.5	19	75.3	2	trace	21	0
2016	85.3	14	99.2	39	71.4	20	0.00	56	0
2015	84	35	97.4	70	70.6	26	0.00	56	0
2014	85	17	98.2	59	71.7	17	trace	21	0
2013	82.7	54	96.1	94	69.3	38	0.00	56	0
2012	87	6	100.7	18	73.2	7	trace	21	0
2011	83	48	98	64	68.1	49	trace	21	0
2010	81.3	82	95.7	100	66.8	67	0.00	56	0
2009	82.7	54	96.2	93	69.2	39	0.00	56	0
2008	85	17	98.1	60	72	14	0.00	56	0
2007	83	48	95.9	97	70	31	0.00	56	0
2006	81	90	94.6	111	67.5	56	0.00	56	0
2005	84.7	24	98.7	50	70.8	24	0.01	15	0
2004	82.3	65	95.5	103	69	41	0.00	56	0
2003	82.1	67	95.3	104	68.9	43	0.04	11	0
2002	81.8	73	95.9	97	67.8	53	0.00	56	0
2001	82.6	58	96.4	86	68.8	44	0.00	56	0
2000	81.9	72	96.3	89	67.6	55	trace	21	0
1999	77.6	120	91.5	124	63.7	96	0.00	56	0
1998	84.5	29	98.9	44	70.1	29	0.00	56	0
1997	80.2	97	93.6	116	66.8	67	trace	21	0
1996	83.2	47	98.4	56	67.9	52	0.00	56	0
1995	82.7	54	98.3	57	67.2	61	0.00	56	0
1994	83.5	41	99.3	36	67.7	54	0.01	15	0
1993	81.2	83	96	95	66.4	71	trace	21	0
1992	84.2	32	99.4	32	69.1	40	0.00	56	0
1991	79.5	106	93	121	66.1	77	trace	21	0
1990	81.1	87	94.9	108	67.2	61	trace	21	0
1989	79.8	102	95.1	106	64.4	89	trace	21	0
1988	82	70	96.7	81	67.3	59	0.00	56	0
1987	80.9	91	97.1	76	64.6	87	0.07	8	0
1986	83.7	38	99	42	68.4	48	trace	21	0
1985	79	111	93.2	119	64.7	84	0.00	56	0
1984	82.4	64	96.6	83	68.1	49	0.01	15	0
1983	82.9	51	96.3	89	69.5	34	1.18	1	0
1982	84.7	24	97.9	65	71.6	18	trace	21	0
1981	85	17	98.9	44	71.1	21	0.00	56	0
1980	82.6	58	96.4	86	68.7	46	0.00	56	0
1979	81.7	75	94.7	109	68.8	44	0.00	56	0
1978	85	17	97.5	67	72.5	11	0.00	56	0
1977	85.2	16	97.2	75	73.3	6	1.03	3	0
1976	79.1	110	91	126	67.1	64	trace	21	0
1975	83	48	96.3	89	69.6	32	0.05	10	0
1974	84.6	27	98.1	60	71.1	21	0.00	56	0
1973	83.4	45	97.3	72	69.5	34	0.00	56	0
1972	82.8	52	96	95	69.6	32	trace	21	0
1971	86	9	99.4	32	72.6	9	0.12	7	0
1970	84.8	23	99.1	40	70.5	28	0.00	56	0
1969	86.2	8	100.9	16	71.5	19	trace	21	0
1968	79.7	104	93.1	120	66.4	71	trace	21	0
1967	87.7	3	101.5	11	73.9	4	0.00	56	0
1966	84.7	24	99.3	36	70.1	29	trace	21	0
1965	82.3	65	95.6	102	69	41	trace	21	0
1964	82.6	58	96.6	83	68.7	46	0.17	4	0
1963	79.9	101	93.3	118	66.4	71	trace	21	0
1962	80.4	94	94.5	112	66.4	71	0.00	56	0
1961	83.5	41	96.3	89	70.7	25	0.02	14	0
1960	81.5	78	96.6	83	66.3	75	0.00	56	0
1959	81.1	87	94.7	109	67.5	56	trace	21	0
1958	85.7	11	98.9	44	72.5	11	0.01	15	0
1957	79.8	102	95.1	106	64.5	88	0.00	56	0
1956	78.8	113	94	114	63.5	98	0.00	56	0
1955	83.6	40	99.6	29	67.5	56	0.00	56	0
1954	77.2	123	92	123	62.4	110	0.00	56	0
1953	77.2	123	91.2	125	63.2	106	trace	21	0
1952	81.5	78	97	78	66.1	77	trace	21	0
1951	81.1	87	97.5	67	64.7	84	0.00	56	0
1950	82.6	58	98.8	48	66.5	70	0.00	56	0
1949	77.7	119	92.5	122	63	108	0.01	15	0
1948	79.6	105	95.7	100	63.4	103	0.00	56	0
1947	78.7	114	94.2	113	63.3	105	0.07	8	0
1946	83.5	41	99.8	27	67.2	61	0.04	11	0
1945	82	70	98.1	60	65.9	80	trace	21	0
1944	81.4	81	98.7	50	64.1	92	0.00	56	0
1943	79	111	96.4	86	61.6	113	0.00	56	0
1942	82.8	52	99.3	36	66.3	75	0.01	15	0
1941	79.2	109	93.6	116	64.7	84	trace	21	0
1940	82.1	67	99.4	32	64.8	83	0.00	56	0
1939	83.5	41	101.7	9	65.2	82	0.00	56	0
1938	81.8	73	99.9	26	63.7	96	0.00	56	0
1937	82.7	54	100	25	65.3	81	0.00	56	0
1936	83.4	45	99.7	28	67	65	trace	21	0
1935	84.2	32	101.5	11	66.9	66	trace	21	0
1934	83.9	37	101.8	7	66	79	0.00	56	0
1933	84.9	22	101.9	5	68	51	trace	21	0
1932	81.2	83	99	42	63.4	103	0.00	56	0
1931	85.6	13	101.8	7	69.4	36	trace	21	0
1930	81.7	75	99.1	40	64.3	90	0.00	56	0
1929	85	17	102.6	2	67.3	59	0.00	56	0
1928	82.1	67	100.5	19	63.8	95	0.00	56	0
1927	80	99	97	78	63.1	107	0.00	56	0
1926	80.8	92	97.8	66	63.9	93	trace	21	0
1925	80.4	94	97.3	72	63.5	98			0
1924	80	99	97.5	67	62.6	109			0
1923	79.3	108	97.4	70	61.1	114			0
1922	78.4	116	95.8	99	60.9	117			0
1921	80.1	98	98.5	54	61.7	112			0
1920	81.2	83	98.6	52	63.9	93			0
1919	81.5	78	99.4	32	63.5	98			0
1918	78.4	116	96.7	81	60.2	120			0
1917	80.7	93	100.4	22	61	115			0
1916	78	118	95.2	105	60.8	118	0.03	13	2
1915	80.3	96	101.5	11	59	121			0
1914	81.2	83	101.9	5	60.6	119	0.00	56	1
1913	81.7	75	102.5	3	61	115	0.16	5	0
1912	75.5	126	97.3	72	53.8	127	0.00	56	0
1911	76.5	125	91	126	61.9	111	0.00	56	0
1910	84	35	101.4	15	66.6	69	0.00	56	0
1909	88.8	1	99.6	29	78	1	0.00	56	0
1908	84.1	34	98.8	48	69.4	36	0.00	56	0
1907	78.5	115	98.5	54	58.5	122	0.00	56	0
1906	82.5	63	101.5	11	63.5	98	0.00	56	0
1905	79.4	107	102.4	4	56.5	124	0.00	56	0
1904	83.7	38	103.1	1	64.3	90	0.13	6	0
1903	77.3	122	100.3	23	54.3	126	0.00	56	0
1902	77.5	121	97.1	76	58	123	trace	21	0
1901	82.6	58	101.7	9	63.5	98	0.00	56	0
1899	74.7	127	94	114	55.4	125	0.00	56	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1909	88.8
2017	87.9
1967	87.7
2022	87.4
2020	87.2
2012	87
2026	86.8
1969	86.2
1971	86
2021	85.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	74.7
1912	75.5
1911	76.5
1954	77.2
1953	77.2
1903	77.3
1902	77.5
1999	77.6
1949	77.7
1916	78

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	1.18
2023	1.08
1977	1.03
1964	0.17
1913	0.16
1904	0.13
1971	0.12
1987	0.07
1947	0.07
1975	0.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2021	0.00
2019	0.00
2018	0.00
2016	0.00
2015	0.00
2013	0.00
2010	0.00
2009	0.00
2008	0.00
2007	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 111°F; 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 14 August 2026

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The hottest day of August 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: 111°F on Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: a low of 63°F on Friday 14 August 2026.