Average May 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 May each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Bakersfield?

1909 was the warmest May in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 98.0 °F, and the average low was 67.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Bakersfield?

1998 was the coolest May in the history of Bakersfield, California. The average daily high temperature was 72.6 °F, and the average low was 49.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	48	83.6	58.5
2022	42	84.4	58.4
2021	14	87.2	60.8
2020	21	87.0	59.4
2019	91	79.2	56.7
2018	33	84.8	59.8
2017	27	85.8	59.8
2016	25	85.1	60.5
2015	67	82.2	57.6
2014	16	87.2	60.5
2013	28	85.7	59.6
2012	39	86.2	57.3
2011	105	79.9	52.7
2010	110	78.9	52.7
2009	5	89.6	63.3
2008	57	82.8	58.6
2007	26	86.4	59.1
2006	30	85.9	59.2
2005	81	82.2	56.1
2004	45	85.0	57.3
2003	47	84.0	58.1
2002	66	83.5	56.6
2001	2	92.2	61.7
2000	52	84.7	57.2
1999	104	80.8	52.1
1998	122	72.6	49.5
1997	17	88.5	59.2
1996	69	85.3	54.3
1995	102	79.6	53.4
1994	79	83.0	55.3
1993	50	85.5	56.5
1992	4	90.9	62.4
1991	107	80.6	51.7
1990	80	83.5	54.8
1989	74	84.0	55.1
1988	88	83.7	53.1
1987	35	86.1	58.3
1986	70	84.3	55.1
1985	97	81.9	53.5
1984	59	88.0	53.1
1983	68	83.9	55.7
1982	7	88.5	63.6
1981	36	84.6	59.6
1980	99	79.2	55.6
1979	9	88.6	61.2
1978	23	87.2	59.1
1977	100	78.1	56.2
1976	8	88.0	62.4
1975	19	87.0	60.0
1974	22	86.8	59.6
1973	3	90.9	62.5
1972	32	86.1	58.7
1971	95	79.2	56.5
1970	15	88.6	59.4
1969	13	87.9	60.6
1968	65	83.2	57.2
1967	61	83.4	57.5
1966	31	85.7	59.4
1965	78	82.9	55.7
1964	98	81.1	54.0
1963	82	81.1	57.2
1962	109	78.3	53.6
1961	111	78.3	53.3
1960	83	82.3	55.0
1959	101	80.1	54.0
1958	37	85.5	58.5
1957	92	80.1	55.8
1956	63	83.7	57.0
1955	76	83.6	55.3
1954	29	88.0	57.2
1953	118	78.2	50.5
1952	34	87.9	56.5
1951	41	86.2	56.6
1950	43	86.2	56.4
1949	73	82.6	56.6
1948	103	80.2	52.7
1947	10	90.0	59.7
1946	72	83.6	55.6
1945	87	81.9	55.0
1944	60	84.5	56.4
1943	56	86.9	54.6
1942	106	80.7	51.9
1941	64	85.0	55.7
1940	12	89.9	59.0
1939	54	86.0	55.7
1938	55	85.9	55.8
1937	58	84.9	56.4
1936	40	85.5	57.9
1935	86	84.2	52.8
1934	24	87.7	57.9
1933	119	77.9	49.9
1932	77	83.7	55.0
1931	6	92.2	60.2
1930	116	77.4	51.7
1929	53	87.0	54.8
1928	20	87.5	59.0
1927	96	82.8	52.8
1926	44	85.5	57.0
1925	46	85.5	56.7
1924	18	89.7	57.5
1923	90	84.4	51.9
1922	71	86.0	53.4
1921	117	77.1	51.8
1920	89	84.6	52.1
1919	49	82.3	59.8
1918	120	80.6	47.2
1917	121	77.4	47.5
1916	114	81.1	48.4
1915	115	77.5	51.6
1914	85	86.6	50.5
1913	62	93.1	47.6
1912	38	83.1	60.5
1911	94	81.6	54.1
1910	11	88.5	60.6
1909	1	98.0	67.2
1908	93	90.6	45.3
1906	108	80.4	51.8
1905	84	86.9	50.4
1904	51	88.2	53.8
1903	75	87.4	51.6
1902	113	79.9	49.6
1893	112	83.4	47.0

Weather Station Details

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