Average August Temperature in Bakersfield by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Bakersfield, California for the month of August each year between 1899 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest August Ever in Bakersfield?

1909 was the warmest August in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 99.6 °F, and the average low was 78.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest August Ever in Bakersfield?

1899 was the coolest August in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 94.4 °F, and the average low was 56.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	28	96.9	72.0
2022	4	100.9	73.8
2021	9	99.5	72.4
2020	5	100.1	74.3
2019	12	98.6	72.0
2018	25	98.3	70.9
2017	2	100.6	75.3
2016	13	99.2	71.4
2015	32	97.4	70.6
2014	19	98.2	71.7
2013	52	96.1	69.3
2012	6	100.7	73.2
2011	45	98.0	68.1
2010	80	95.7	66.8
2009	54	96.2	69.2
2008	15	98.1	72.0
2007	47	95.9	70.0
2006	87	94.6	67.5
2005	23	98.7	70.8
2004	63	95.6	69.0
2003	66	95.3	68.9
2002	70	95.9	67.8
2001	57	96.4	68.8
2000	69	96.3	67.6
1999	117	91.6	63.7
1998	27	98.9	70.1
1997	94	93.6	66.8
1996	44	98.4	67.9
1995	51	98.3	67.2
1994	39	99.3	67.7
1993	83	96.0	66.4
1992	29	99.4	69.1
1991	103	93.0	66.1
1990	86	94.9	67.2
1989	100	95.1	64.4
1988	68	96.7	67.3
1987	88	97.2	64.6
1986	35	99.0	68.4
1985	109	93.2	64.7
1984	61	96.6	68.1
1983	48	96.3	69.5
1982	22	97.9	71.6
1981	17	98.9	71.1
1980	59	96.4	68.7
1979	72	94.7	68.8
1978	16	97.5	72.5
1977	14	97.2	73.3
1976	107	91.0	67.1
1975	46	96.3	69.6
1974	26	98.1	71.0
1973	42	97.3	69.5
1972	49	96.0	69.6
1971	8	99.4	72.6
1970	21	99.1	70.5
1969	7	100.9	71.5
1968	101	93.1	66.4
1967	3	101.4	73.9
1966	24	99.3	70.1
1965	62	95.7	69.0
1964	55	96.6	68.7
1963	98	93.3	66.4
1962	91	94.5	66.4
1961	40	96.3	70.7
1960	76	96.6	66.3
1959	85	94.7	67.5
1958	10	98.9	72.5
1957	99	95.1	64.5
1956	110	94.0	63.6
1955	37	99.6	67.5
1954	121	92.0	62.4
1953	120	91.2	63.2
1952	75	97.0	66.1
1951	84	97.4	64.8
1950	56	98.8	66.5
1949	116	92.5	63.0
1948	102	95.7	63.4
1947	111	94.2	63.3
1946	38	99.8	67.2
1945	67	98.1	65.9
1944	78	98.7	64.1
1943	108	96.4	61.7
1942	50	99.3	66.3
1941	106	93.6	64.7
1940	65	99.4	64.8
1939	41	101.7	65.2
1938	71	99.9	63.7
1937	53	100.0	65.3
1936	43	99.7	67.0
1935	30	101.4	66.9
1934	34	101.8	66.0
1933	20	101.9	68.0
1932	82	99.0	63.3
1931	11	101.8	69.4
1930	74	99.1	64.3
1929	18	102.6	67.3
1928	64	100.5	63.8
1927	97	97.0	63.1
1926	89	97.8	63.9
1925	92	97.2	63.5
1924	96	97.5	62.6
1923	105	97.4	61.1
1922	114	95.8	60.9
1921	95	98.5	61.7
1920	81	98.6	63.9
1919	77	99.4	63.5
1918	113	96.7	60.2
1917	90	100.4	61.1
1916	115	95.3	61.4
1915	93	101.5	59.0
1914	79	101.7	60.8
1913	73	102.5	60.9
1912	123	97.3	53.8
1911	122	91.0	61.9
1910	33	101.4	66.6
1909	1	99.6	78.0
1908	31	98.8	69.4
1907	112	98.5	58.5
1906	60	101.5	63.4
1905	104	102.4	56.5
1904	36	103.1	64.3
1903	119	100.3	54.3
1902	118	97.1	58.0
1901	58	101.7	63.5
1899	124	94.4	56.3

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1937–2024	Bakersfield Airport	location
1893–1937	Bakersfield	location