Average January 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 January each year between 1893 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Bakersfield?

1978 was the warmest January in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 62.7 °F, and the average low was 46.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Bakersfield?

1949 was the coolest January in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 51.3 °F, and the average low was 29.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	19	60.3	42.7
2023	27	58.8	41.9
2022	31	61.2	39.0
2021	21	62.1	40.5
2020	52	57.4	39.6
2019	6	63.3	43.4
2018	4	63.2	44.3
2017	30	58.0	42.2
2016	13	61.1	42.5
2015	28	59.0	41.6
2014	2	67.5	41.0
2013	81	58.8	34.7
2012	15	65.2	38.3
2011	78	54.9	39.2
2010	38	57.5	41.7
2009	29	59.8	40.7
2008	42	57.6	40.1
2007	106	56.1	32.6
2006	37	59.9	39.4
2005	47	55.1	42.3
2004	41	56.1	41.8
2003	26	59.3	41.8
2002	104	53.5	35.7
2001	63	58.0	37.6
2000	25	60.6	41.1
1999	108	53.9	34.7
1998	32	59.2	41.0
1997	34	57.6	42.0
1996	57	57.6	38.9
1995	5	62.1	45.2
1994	54	59.5	37.2
1993	48	56.8	40.5
1992	111	51.0	36.6
1991	51	58.4	38.6
1990	73	58.5	36.4
1989	97	56.8	33.1
1988	65	58.6	36.9
1987	98	54.4	35.5
1986	8	61.8	43.7
1985	113	51.0	35.8
1984	59	56.5	39.6
1983	105	51.8	37.3
1982	91	54.2	37.3
1981	14	61.0	42.5
1980	7	59.9	45.7
1979	20	60.4	42.7
1978	1	62.7	46.8
1977	83	52.6	40.8
1976	35	61.4	38.2
1975	82	57.5	36.0
1974	18	60.4	42.7
1973	61	56.7	39.1
1972	121	49.1	34.2
1971	70	55.7	39.4
1970	3	64.4	43.6
1969	43	54.4	43.3
1968	62	57.3	38.4
1967	85	56.8	36.4
1966	80	56.5	37.0
1965	75	55.5	38.9
1964	87	56.6	36.2
1963	101	57.1	32.4
1962	118	52.4	32.7
1961	112	53.5	33.8
1960	44	59.0	38.6
1959	17	61.1	42.1
1958	56	58.0	38.6
1957	102	54.7	34.6
1956	22	60.2	42.1
1955	103	53.1	36.2
1954	50	59.6	37.4
1953	16	61.4	41.9
1952	77	56.7	37.4
1951	60	57.4	38.5
1950	95	54.5	35.8
1949	123	51.3	29.6
1948	10	66.7	38.4
1947	120	52.1	32.0
1946	84	58.8	34.4
1945	93	54.4	36.7
1944	45	60.5	37.1
1943	68	59.2	36.0
1942	36	59.7	39.6
1941	12	61.7	42.0
1940	23	58.7	43.4
1939	64	57.8	37.8
1938	88	56.3	36.3
1937	122	51.2	30.0
1936	39	62.3	36.9
1935	76	56.7	37.6
1934	92	55.1	36.1
1933	119	51.8	33.1
1932	99	54.4	35.4
1931	53	58.7	38.1
1930	69	57.7	37.5
1929	114	52.8	33.1
1928	86	58.2	34.7
1927	40	60.1	38.6
1926	109	55.1	33.2
1925	55	59.6	37.0
1924	74	63.7	30.8
1923	89	57.6	34.8
1922	117	53.0	32.2
1921	72	59.3	35.6
1920	67	60.0	35.3
1919	110	54.5	33.5
1918	79	59.3	34.3
1917	90	59.6	32.5
1916	66	58.7	36.8
1915	49	60.3	36.9
1914	24	61.9	40.1
1913	100	58.9	30.7
1912	33	58.1	41.7
1911	11	59.4	44.9
1910	71	55.8	39.1
1909	9	61.0	44.2
1907	94	59.6	31.4
1904	107	59.8	28.8
1903	96	57.0	33.0
1902	116	55.9	29.4
1900	58	55.7	40.7
1895	46	58.3	39.1
1893	115	53.6	32.0

Weather Station Details

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