As of 21:18 PDT

Bakersfield, CA weather in May

89°

Bakersfield, Saturday, 8 August, 21:18

Clear. Feels like 88°. High 99°, low 70°.

Pressure29.80 inHg

Wind8.8 mph NW

Humidity34%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point55°

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In May, Bakersfield, CA averages a high of 82.3° and a low of 58.4°. About 0.3 inches of precipitation fall over the month (2 wet days). The record high is 108.7° (2020) and the record low 38.3° (1967). Normals are computed over the last 60 years.

Day	High	Low	Chance of precip.	Record high	Record low
1	79.2°	54.5°	3%	94.1° (2015)	38.3° (1967)
2	79.7°	55°	7%	95.9° (2017)	42.1° (1988)
3	80.4°	55.8°	5%	102° (2017)	40.8° (1964)
4	79.3°	56.3°	13%	102.4° (2017)	44.2° (1965)
5	78.6°	55.9°	8%	101.5° (2021)	41.5° (1964)
6	77.9°	55.2°	17%	97° (2021)	42.3° (1988)
7	78.4°	55.2°	10%	94.8° (2020)	41.5° (1965)
8	79.3°	55.9°	7%	100.8° (2020)	43.3° (1965)
9	79.9°	56.5°	8%	100.9° (2020)	44.1° (2003)
10	79.7°	55.9°	8%	101.7° (2025)	43.5° (2003)
11	81°	56.5°	7%	98.1° (2001)	42.1° (1983)
12	82.6°	57°	5%	101.1° (2021)	44.6° (2000)
13	83.7°	57.9°	2%	100.2° (1976)	41.7° (1998)
14	83.1°	58.8°	3%	100.2° (2023)	45° (1995)
15	82.9°	58.6°	3%	102.9° (2023)	48° (1962)
16	82.6°	58.8°	5%	100.6° (1970)	46.4° (1999)
17	83.3°	58.8°	3%	102.4° (2009)	45.3° (1962)
18	83.5°	58.6°	5%	100.4° (2023)	43.9° (1977)
19	83.5°	59.4°	5%	98.1° (2022)	45.9° (1974)
20	82.9°	59.2°	5%	97.2° (2017)	44.1° (1974)
21	82.6°	59.2°	3%	99.1° (2017)	45° (1975)
22	83.1°	59°	8%	103.1° (2017)	46.6° (1971)
23	83.7°	60.3°	2%	105.3° (2017)	46.8° (2010)
24	83.8°	60.8°	3%	101.5° (2022)	45.3° (2010)
25	83.8°	61.2°	2%	106.2° (2022)	47.3° (1980)
26	84°	61°	5%	105.4° (2020)	47.5° (1980)
27	84.6°	61.7°	7%	107.8° (2020)	48.9° (2019)
28	85.8°	62.1°	3%	108.7° (2020)	47.5° (2006)
29	85.6°	61.5°	7%	103.5° (2020)	47.8° (1971)
30	86.5°	61.5°	2%	103.6° (2025)	45.5° (2011)
31	87.6°	62.4°	3%	107.1° (2025)	49.3° (1988)