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Bakersfield vs Lancaster, California Climate

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Bakersfield and Lancaster are a 79% climate match. Compared with Bakersfield, Lancaster has 5°F (3°C) colder winter nights.

Bakersfield gets 5.4 in (138 mm) of rain a year and Lancaster 6.7 in (169 mm). Bakersfield's warmest month is July, at 99°F (37°C); Lancaster's is August, at 96°F (36°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Bakersfield
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Lancaster

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

BakersfieldLancastersolid = high, dashed = low

25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDBakersfield Jan: 60°Bakersfield Feb: 66°Bakersfield Mar: 72°Bakersfield Apr: 78°Bakersfield May: 86°Bakersfield Jun: 94°Bakersfield Jul: 99°Bakersfield Aug: 98°Bakersfield Sep: 93°Bakersfield Oct: 82°Bakersfield Nov: 69°Bakersfield Dec: 59°Bakersfield Jan: 39°Bakersfield Feb: 43°Bakersfield Mar: 46°Bakersfield Apr: 50°Bakersfield May: 57°Bakersfield Jun: 64°Bakersfield Jul: 70°Bakersfield Aug: 68°Bakersfield Sep: 63°Bakersfield Oct: 53°Bakersfield Nov: 44°Bakersfield Dec: 38°Lancaster Jan: 59°Lancaster Feb: 63°Lancaster Mar: 68°Lancaster Apr: 74°Lancaster May: 81°Lancaster Jun: 90°Lancaster Jul: 96°Lancaster Aug: 96°Lancaster Sep: 91°Lancaster Oct: 79°Lancaster Nov: 67°Lancaster Dec: 58°Lancaster Jan: 35°Lancaster Feb: 38°Lancaster Mar: 42°Lancaster Apr: 46°Lancaster May: 53°Lancaster Jun: 61°Lancaster Jul: 67°Lancaster Aug: 66°Lancaster Sep: 59°Lancaster Oct: 49°Lancaster Nov: 40°Lancaster Dec: 33°

Rain (in per month)

BakersfieldLancaster

00.511.5JFMAMJJASONDBakersfield Jan: 0.9Bakersfield Feb: 1.1Bakersfield Mar: 0.9Bakersfield Apr: 0.6Bakersfield May: 0.2Bakersfield Jun: 0.0Bakersfield Jul: 0Bakersfield Aug: 0Bakersfield Sep: 0.0Bakersfield Oct: 0.3Bakersfield Nov: 0.6Bakersfield Dec: 0.8Lancaster Jan: 1.3Lancaster Feb: 1.4Lancaster Mar: 0.9Lancaster Apr: 0.5Lancaster May: 0.1Lancaster Jun: 0.0Lancaster Jul: 0.1Lancaster Aug: 0.1Lancaster Sep: 0.1Lancaster Oct: 0.3Lancaster Nov: 0.6Lancaster Dec: 1.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Bakersfield and Lancaster
MonthHighLowRain
BakersfieldLancasterBakersfieldLancasterBakersfieldLancaster
Jan60°F(15°C)59°F(15°C)39°F(4°C)35°F(2°C)0.9 in(22 mm)1.3 in(34 mm)
Feb66°F(19°C)63°F(17°C)43°F(6°C)38°F(3°C)1.1 in(28 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
Mar72°F(22°C)68°F(20°C)46°F(8°C)42°F(5°C)0.9 in(24 mm)0.9 in(22 mm)
Apr78°F(26°C)74°F(23°C)50°F(10°C)46°F(8°C)0.6 in(15 mm)0.5 in(12 mm)
May86°F(30°C)81°F(27°C)57°F(14°C)53°F(12°C)0.2 in(6 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Jun94°F(34°C)90°F(32°C)64°F(18°C)61°F(16°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Jul99°F(37°C)96°F(36°C)70°F(21°C)67°F(19°C)0.0 in(0 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Aug98°F(37°C)96°F(36°C)68°F(20°C)66°F(19°C)0.0 in(0 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Sep93°F(34°C)91°F(33°C)63°F(17°C)59°F(15°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Oct82°F(28°C)79°F(26°C)53°F(12°C)49°F(9°C)0.3 in(7 mm)0.3 in(7 mm)
Nov69°F(21°C)67°F(20°C)44°F(6°C)40°F(4°C)0.6 in(15 mm)0.6 in(16 mm)
Dec59°F(15°C)58°F(15°C)38°F(4°C)33°F(0°C)0.7 in(19 mm)1.2 in(31 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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