Bakersfield, CA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest May since 2025, tied 38th warmest of 125 (with 2024 and 1958).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72°F; Warmest since 2025; 38th warmest of 125
Precipitation: 0.02 in; Driest since 2025; 37th driest of 120

A normal May in Bakersfield, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71°F, between 66.3°F and 74.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.08 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Bakersfield, CA since 1893: 72°F in 2026; the highest is 82.6°F, in 1909.

Normal range, 66.3 to 74.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	72	38	85.4	56	58.6	35	0.02	76	0
2025	73.2	21	86.7	35	59.7	20	trace	87	0
2024	72	38	85.9	44	58.2	41	0.10	57	0
2023	71.1	48	83.6	76	58.5	37	0.15	52	0
2022	71.4	44	84.4	67	58.4	39	0.00	103	0
2021	74	14	87.2	26	60.8	9	0.00	103	0
2020	73.2	21	87	29	59.4	25	0.16	48	0
2019	68	94	79.2	112	56.7	56	1.57	4	0
2018	72.3	34	84.8	62	59.8	17	0.02	76	0
2017	72.8	25	85.8	48	59.8	17	0.06	64	0
2016	72.8	25	85.1	58	60.5	12	0.55	19	0
2015	69.9	70	82.2	93	57.6	45	0.68	13	0
2014	73.8	16	87.2	26	60.5	12	0.04	70	0
2013	72.7	29	85.7	49	59.6	22	0.05	68	0
2012	71.7	42	86.2	38	57.3	48	0.00	103	0
2011	66.3	108	79.9	109	52.7	101	0.23	38	0
2010	65.8	113	78.9	115	52.7	101	0.27	33	0
2009	76.5	5	89.6	11	63.3	3	0.35	26	0
2008	70.7	59	82.8	88	58.6	35	0.08	59	0
2007	72.8	25	86.4	37	59.1	30	trace	87	0
2006	72.5	31	85.9	44	59.2	28	0.30	30	0
2005	69.1	83	82.2	93	56.1	68	0.74	12	0
2004	71.1	48	85	59	57.3	48	0.00	103	0
2003	71	51	84	71	58.1	42	0.16	48	0
2002	70	69	83.5	80	56.6	58	0.13	54	0
2001	76.9	2	92.2	3	61.6	7	trace	87	0
2000	71	51	84.7	63	57.2	50	0.08	59	0
1999	66.5	105	80.8	101	52.1	104	trace	87	0
1998	61	125	72.6	125	49.5	119	1.33	7	0
1997	73.8	16	88.5	14	59.2	28	trace	87	0
1996	69.8	71	85.3	57	54.3	87	0.02	76	0
1995	66.5	105	79.6	111	53.4	94	0.35	26	0
1994	69.2	82	83	86	55.3	77	0.27	33	0
1993	71	51	85.5	51	56.5	61	0.00	103	0
1992	76.6	4	90.9	5	62.4	5	0.08	59	0
1991	66.2	110	80.6	103	51.7	110	trace	87	0
1990	69.1	83	83.5	80	54.8	84	0.29	31	0
1989	69.5	77	84	71	55.1	79	0.45	23	0
1988	68.4	90	83.7	74	53.1	97	0.12	56	0
1987	72.2	35	86.1	41	58.3	40	0.04	70	0
1986	69.7	73	84.3	69	55.1	79	0.02	76	0
1985	67.7	100	81.9	95	53.5	93	0.14	53	0
1984	70.6	61	88	19	53.1	97	0.00	103	0
1983	69.8	71	83.9	73	55.7	71	0.01	85	0
1982	76.1	7	88.5	14	63.6	2	0.00	103	0
1981	72.1	37	84.6	64	59.6	22	0.18	46	0
1980	67.4	102	79.2	112	55.6	74	0.21	41	0
1979	74.9	9	88.6	12	61.2	8	trace	87	0
1978	73.1	24	87.2	26	59.1	30	0.02	76	0
1977	67.2	103	78.1	119	56.2	67	0.59	17	0
1976	75.2	8	88.1	18	62.4	5	0.55	19	0
1975	73.5	19	87	29	60	16	trace	87	0
1974	73.2	21	86.8	34	59.6	22	trace	87	0
1973	76.7	3	90.9	5	62.5	4	trace	87	0
1972	72.4	33	86.1	41	58.7	34	0.02	76	0
1971	67.8	97	79.2	112	56.5	61	2.39	1	0
1970	74	14	88.6	12	59.4	25	0.00	103	0
1969	74.3	13	87.9	21	60.6	10	0.08	59	0
1968	70.2	68	83.2	84	57.2	50	0.06	64	0
1967	70.4	63	83.4	82	57.5	46	0.28	32	0
1966	72.5	31	85.7	49	59.4	25	trace	87	0
1965	69.3	81	82.9	87	55.6	74	0.02	76	0
1964	67.5	101	81.1	98	54	89	0.20	43	0
1963	69.1	83	81.1	98	57.2	50	0.26	35	0
1962	65.9	112	78.3	116	53.6	92	0.07	63	0
1961	65.8	113	78.3	116	53.3	96	0.02	76	0
1960	68.6	86	82.3	91	55	81	trace	87	0
1959	67	104	80.1	107	54	89	0.03	74	0
1958	72	38	85.5	51	58.5	37	0.88	10	0
1957	67.9	96	80.1	107	55.8	69	0.23	38	0
1956	70.3	65	83.6	76	57	54	0.40	25	0
1955	69.4	79	83.6	76	55.3	77	0.16	48	0
1954	72.6	30	88	19	57.2	50	trace	87	0
1953	64.4	121	78.3	116	50.5	114	0.53	21	0
1952	72.2	35	87.9	21	56.5	61	0.00	103	0
1951	71.4	44	86.2	38	56.6	58	0.06	64	0
1950	71.3	46	86.2	38	56.4	64	0.02	76	0
1949	69.6	75	82.6	90	56.6	58	0.66	14	0
1948	66.5	105	80.2	106	52.7	101	0.18	46	0
1947	74.8	10	90	8	59.7	20	trace	87	0
1946	69.6	75	83.6	76	55.6	74	0.42	24	0
1945	68.4	90	81.9	95	55	81	0.26	35	0
1944	70.4	63	84.5	65	56.4	64	0.23	38	0
1943	70.7	59	86.9	32	54.6	86	0.25	37	0
1942	66.3	108	80.7	102	51.9	106	0.19	45	0
1941	70.3	65	85	59	55.7	71	0.06	64	0
1940	74.5	11	89.9	9	59	32	0.00	103	0
1939	70.9	56	86	43	55.7	71	0.35	26	0
1938	70.8	58	85.9	44	55.8	69	0.63	15	0
1937	70.6	61	84.9	61	56.4	64	0.00	103	0
1936	71.7	42	85.5	51	57.8	44	0.01	85	0
1935	68.5	88	84.2	70	52.8	99	0.04	70	0
1934	72.8	25	87.7	23	57.9	43	0.13	54	0
1933	63.9	122	77.9	120	49.9	117	0.21	41	0
1932	69.4	79	83.7	74	55	81	0.63	15	0
1931	76.2	6	92.2	3	60.3	15	0.03	74	0
1930	64.6	118	77.5	121	51.7	110	1.59	3	0
1929	70.9	56	87	29	54.8	84	0.00	103	0
1928	73.3	20	87.5	24	59	32	1.70	2	0
1927	67.8	97	82.8	88	52.8	99	0.05	68	0
1926	71.2	47	85.5	51	57	54	0.16	48	0
1925	71.1	48	85.5	51	56.7	56	0.10	57	0
1924	73.6	18	89.7	10	57.5	46			0
1923	68.2	93	84.4	67	51.9	106			0
1922	69.7	73	85.9	44	53.4	94			0
1921	64.5	120	77.1	124	51.8	108			0
1920	68.3	92	84.5	65	52.1	104			0
1919	71	51	82.3	91	59.8	17	0.82	11	0
1918	63.9	122	80.5	104	47.2	123			0
1917	62.4	124	77.4	123	47.5	121	0.56	18	0
1916	64.8	116	81.1	98	48.4	120	0.04	70	0
1915	64.6	118	77.5	121	51.6	112	1.48	6	0
1914	68.5	88	86.6	36	50.5	114	trace	87	0
1913	70.3	65	93.1	2	47.5	121	0.20	43	0
1912	71.8	41	83.1	85	60.5	12			0
1911	67.8	97	81.6	97	54.1	88	0.00	103	0
1910	74.5	11	88.5	14	60.6	10	0.00	103	0
1909	82.6	1	98	1	67.2	1	0.00	103	0
1908	68	94	90.6	7	45.3	125	0.00	103	0
1907							0.00	103	31
1906	66.1	111	80.4	105	51.8	108	1.56	5	0
1905	68.6	86	86.9	32	50.4	116	1.08	8	0
1904	71	51	88.2	17	53.8	91	0.33	29	0
1903	69.5	77	87.4	25	51.5	113	trace	87	0
1902	64.8	116	79.9	109	49.6	118	0.91	9	0
1900							0.48	22	31
1893	65.2	115	83.4	82	47	124	0.00	103	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1909	82.6
2001	76.9
1973	76.7
1992	76.6
2009	76.5
1931	76.2
1982	76.1
1976	75.2
1979	74.9
1947	74.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1998	61
1917	62.4
1933	63.9
1918	63.9
1953	64.4
1921	64.5
1930	64.6
1915	64.6
1916	64.8
1902	64.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1971	2.39
1928	1.70
1930	1.59
2019	1.57
1906	1.56
1915	1.48
1998	1.33
1905	1.08
1902	0.91
1958	0.88

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2012	0.00
2004	0.00
1993	0.00
1984	0.00
1982	0.00
1970	0.00
1952	0.00
1940	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 12 May 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 6 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.02 in; 28 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.02 in of precipitation in Bakersfield, CA, the driest May since 2025, tied 37th driest of 120 (with 2018, 1996, 1986 and 5 other years).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: 101°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: a low of 49°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Bakersfield, CA: 0.02 in on Thursday 28 May 2026.