Bakersfield, CA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 49.9°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest January since 2024, tied 32nd warmest of 124 (with 1912).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 49.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 32nd warmest of 124
Precipitation: 1.01 in; Wettest since 2024; 47th wettest of 115

A normal January in Bakersfield, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.3°F, between 44.6°F and 53.4°F in eight years of ten and 0.89 in of precipitation, between 0.24 in and 2.35 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Bakersfield, CA since 1893: 49.9°F in 2026; the highest is 54.8°F, in 1978.

Normal range, 44.6 to 53.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	49.9	32	59.7	37	40	40	1.01	47	0
2025	49.3	41	62.2	11	36.5	81	0.26	99	0
2024	51.5	17	60.3	28	42.7	12	1.65	23	0
2023	50.4	26	58.8	53	41.9	23	1.97	14	0
2022	50.1	29	61.2	19	39	50	0.01	112	0
2021	51.3	20	62.1	12	40.5	36	0.98	48	0
2020	48.5	51	57.4	76	39.5	43	0.24	101	0
2019	53.4	6	63.3	7	43.5	8	1.38	32	0
2018	53.7	4	63.2	8	44.3	5	1.03	45	0
2017	50.1	29	58	65	42.3	17	2.76	5	0
2016	51.8	12	61.1	20	42.5	15	1.95	15	0
2015	50.3	27	59	51	41.6	29	0.69	69	0
2014	54.2	2	67.5	1	41	31	0.12	107	0
2013	46.7	81	58.8	53	34.7	98	0.83	57	0
2012	51.8	12	65.2	3	38.3	60	0.44	89	0
2011	47	79	54.9	101	39.2	46	0.40	92	0
2010	49.6	37	57.5	74	41.7	26	1.82	18	0
2009	50.2	28	59.8	35	40.7	34	0.37	95	0
2008	48.9	42	57.6	70	40.1	38	0.65	70	0
2007	44.4	107	56.1	91	32.6	113	0.21	104	0
2006	49.6	37	59.9	33	39.4	44	0.75	64	0
2005	48.7	47	55.1	99	42.3	17	2.51	7	0
2004	48.9	42	56.1	91	41.7	26	0.56	78	0
2003	50.6	25	59.3	44	41.8	25	0.01	112	0
2002	44.6	105	53.5	112	35.7	92	0.52	83	0
2001	47.8	63	58	65	37.6	64	1.81	19	0
2000	50.9	24	60.6	24	41.1	30	0.94	50	0
1999	44.3	108	53.9	110	34.7	98	3.90	1	0
1998	50.1	29	59.2	49	41	31	1.32	33	0
1997	49.8	34	57.6	70	42	21	1.88	16	0
1996	48.2	58	57.6	70	38.8	52	1.08	44	0
1995	53.6	5	62.1	12	45.2	3	2.29	10	0
1994	48.4	54	59.5	43	37.2	71	0.57	76	0
1993	48.6	49	56.8	81	40.5	36	2.33	9	0
1992	43.8	112	51	124	36.6	80	1.56	26	0
1991	48.5	51	58.4	61	38.5	56	0.62	71	0
1990	47.4	74	58.5	60	36.4	82	0.85	55	0
1989	45	97	56.8	81	33.1	108	0.16	106	0
1988	47.8	63	58.6	57	36.9	75	0.81	61	0
1987	44.9	99	54.4	105	35.5	94	1.61	24	0
1986	52.8	7	61.8	14	43.7	7	1.12	40	0
1985	43.4	114	51	124	35.8	90	0.38	94	0
1984	48.1	60	56.5	88	39.6	41	0.05	110	0
1983	44.5	106	51.8	120	37.3	69	2.21	11	0
1982	45.7	92	54.2	109	37.3	69	0.77	63	0
1981	51.8	12	61	22	42.5	15	0.93	51	0
1980	52.8	7	59.9	33	45.7	2	2.60	6	0
1979	51.5	17	60.4	26	42.7	12	1.80	21	0
1978	54.8	1	62.7	9	46.8	1	1.21	37	0
1977	46.7	81	52.6	117	40.8	33	0.58	75	0
1976	49.8	34	61.4	18	38.3	60	0.05	110	0
1975	46.7	81	57.5	74	36	88	0.06	109	0
1974	51.5	17	60.4	26	42.7	12	1.16	38	0
1973	47.9	61	56.7	83	39.1	47	2.07	13	0
1972	41.6	122	49.1	126	34.2	104	trace	115	0
1971	47.6	68	55.7	96	39.4	44	0.53	81	0
1970	54	3	64.4	4	43.5	8	0.57	76	0
1969	48.8	44	54.4	105	43.3	11	2.12	12	0
1968	47.8	63	57.3	78	38.4	58	0.49	84	0
1967	46.6	85	56.7	83	36.4	82	0.96	49	0
1966	46.7	81	56.5	88	37	72	0.70	67	0
1965	47.2	76	55.5	97	38.9	51	0.74	65	0
1964	46.4	88	56.6	87	36.2	85	0.27	98	0
1963	44.8	101	57.2	79	32.5	114	0.12	107	0
1962	42.6	117	52.4	118	32.7	112	0.59	74	0
1961	43.6	113	53.5	112	33.8	105	0.39	93	0
1960	48.8	44	59.1	50	38.6	53	1.42	31	0
1959	51.6	16	61.1	20	42.1	19	0.32	96	0
1958	48.3	56	58	65	38.6	53	0.93	51	0
1957	44.7	103	54.7	102	34.6	101	0.82	59	0
1956	51.1	21	60.2	30	42.1	19	0.90	54	0
1955	44.7	103	53.1	114	36.2	85	1.51	29	0
1954	48.5	51	59.6	39	37.4	68	1.86	17	0
1953	51.7	15	61.5	17	41.9	23	0.62	71	0
1952	47.1	78	56.7	83	37.5	66	2.47	8	0
1951	47.9	61	57.4	76	38.5	56	1.61	24	0
1950	45.1	96	54.5	103	35.8	90	1.75	22	0
1949	40.4	124	51.3	122	29.5	123	0.47	85	0
1948	52.5	10	66.7	2	38.4	58	0.01	112	0
1947	42	121	52.1	119	32	117	0.24	101	0
1946	46.6	85	58.8	53	34.4	102	0.46	87	0
1945	45.5	94	54.4	105	36.7	79	0.82	59	0
1944	48.8	44	60.5	25	37	72	0.71	66	1
1943	47.6	68	59.3	44	36	88	2.87	4	0
1942	49.7	36	59.7	37	39.6	41	0.47	85	0
1941	51.9	11	61.7	16	42	21	1.54	28	0
1940	51	22	58.6	57	43.4	10	1.81	19	0
1939	47.8	63	57.8	68	37.8	63	1.12	40	0
1938	46.3	89	56.3	90	36.4	82	0.92	53	0
1937	40.6	123	51.2	123	30	122	1.30	34	0
1936	49.6	37	62.3	10	36.9	75	0.25	100	0
1935	47.2	76	56.7	83	37.6	64	1.50	30	0
1934	45.6	93	55.1	99	36.1	87	0.43	91	0
1933	42.2	120	51.5	121	32.8	111	3.84	2	2
1932	44.9	99	54.4	105	35.4	95	1.10	43	0
1931	48.4	54	58.6	57	38.1	62	1.02	46	0
1930	47.6	68	57.7	69	37.5	66	1.13	39	0
1929	42.9	115	52.8	116	33.1	108	0.53	81	0
1928	46.5	87	58.2	63	34.7	98	0.29	97	0
1927	49.4	40	60.1	31	38.6	53	0.83	57	0
1926	44.2	109	55.2	98	33.2	107	0.24	101	0
1925	48.3	56	59.6	39	37	72	0.45	88	0
1924	47.3	75	63.7	6	30.8	120	0.18	105	0
1923	46.2	90	57.6	70	34.8	97			0
1922	42.6	117	53	115	32.2	116			0
1921	47.5	72	59.3	44	35.6	93	1.56	26	0
1920	47.6	68	60	32	35.3	96			0
1919	44	110	54.5	103	33.5	106			0
1918	46.8	80	59.3	44	34.3	103			0
1917	46.1	91	59.6	39	32.5	114			0
1916	47.8	63	58.7	56	36.8	78			0
1915	48.6	49	60.3	28	36.9	75	0.55	79	0
1914	51	22	61.8	14	40.1	38	3.24	3	0
1913	44.8	101	58.9	52	30.7	121			0
1912	49.9	32	58.1	64	41.7	26	0.54	80	0
1911			59.3	44	45.2	3	0.78	62	4
1910	47.5	72	55.8	94	39.1	47			0
1909	52.6	9	61	22	44.2	6			0
1908									24
1907	45.5	94	59.6	39	31.4	119	1.23	36	0
1906			64.1	5			0.60	73	31
1905							1.11	42	22
1904	44	110	59.8	35	28.5	125			1
1903	45	97	57	80	33	110	1.27	35	0
1902	42.6	117	55.9	93	29.4	124	0.44	89	0
1900	48.2	58	55.8	94	40.7	34	0.84	56	0
1895	48.7	47	58.3	62	39.1	47			0
1893	42.8	116	53.6	111	32	117	0.70	67	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	54.8
2014	54.2
1970	54
2018	53.7
1995	53.6
2019	53.4
1986	52.8
1980	52.8
1909	52.6
1948	52.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	40.4
1937	40.6
1972	41.6
1947	42
1933	42.2
1962	42.6
1922	42.6
1902	42.6
1893	42.8
1929	42.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1999	3.90
1933	3.84
1914	3.24
1943	2.87
2017	2.76
1980	2.60
2005	2.51
1952	2.47
1993	2.33
1995	2.29

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1972	trace
2022	0.01
2003	0.01
1948	0.01
1984	0.05
1976	0.05
1975	0.06
2014	0.12
1963	0.12
1989	0.16

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 15 January 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 10 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.89 in; 3 January 2026

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Every answer in words

January 2026 brought 1.01 in of precipitation in Bakersfield, CA, the wettest January since 2024, 47th wettest of 115.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: 72°F on Thursday 15 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: a low of 32°F on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: 0.89 in on Saturday 3 January 2026.