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Bakersfield, CA vs Sioux Falls, SD weather comparison

Bakersfield

CA

Sioux Falls picks up around 46 more inches of snow each winter.

Bakersfield has around 141 fewer freezing nights a year. Bakersfield endures about 95 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bakersfield, CA and Sioux Falls, SD
BakersfieldMetricSioux Falls
285 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies211 days
7 inPrecipitationper year32 in
35 daysWet daysrain or snow per year106 days
0 inSnowfallper year47 in
111 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
16 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
54%Humidityaverage relative70%
65 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

BakersfieldSioux Falls

Daily highs

255075100JanMarMayJulSepNovBakersfield, Jan: 58 °FBakersfield, Feb: 64 °FBakersfield, Mar: 70 °FBakersfield, Apr: 75 °FBakersfield, May: 83 °FBakersfield, Jun: 92 °FBakersfield, Jul: 98 °FBakersfield, Aug: 96 °FBakersfield, Sep: 91 °FBakersfield, Oct: 80 °FBakersfield, Nov: 67 °FBakersfield, Dec: 59 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 26 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 31 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 44 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 58 °FSioux Falls, May: 70 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 81 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 85 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 82 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 75 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 61 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 44 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 31 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBakersfield, Jan: 39 °FBakersfield, Feb: 42 °FBakersfield, Mar: 46 °FBakersfield, Apr: 49 °FBakersfield, May: 57 °FBakersfield, Jun: 64 °FBakersfield, Jul: 70 °FBakersfield, Aug: 69 °FBakersfield, Sep: 64 °FBakersfield, Oct: 54 °FBakersfield, Nov: 44 °FBakersfield, Dec: 38 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 8 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 12 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 24 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 35 °FSioux Falls, May: 48 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 59 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 64 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 61 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 52 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 38 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 24 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bakersfield high586470758392989691806759
Sioux Falls high263144587081858275614431
Bakersfield low394246495764706964544438
Sioux Falls low81224354859646152382413

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BakersfieldSioux Falls
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBakersfield, Jan: 1.2 inBakersfield, Feb: 1.2 inBakersfield, Mar: 1.2 inBakersfield, Apr: 0.7 inBakersfield, May: 0.2 inBakersfield, Jun: 0.0 inBakersfield, Jul: 0.0 inBakersfield, Aug: 0.0 inBakersfield, Sep: 0.0 inBakersfield, Oct: 0.3 inBakersfield, Nov: 0.6 inBakersfield, Dec: 1.2 inSioux Falls, Jan: 0.8 inSioux Falls, Feb: 0.9 inSioux Falls, Mar: 1.8 inSioux Falls, Apr: 3.6 inSioux Falls, May: 4.5 inSioux Falls, Jun: 5.1 inSioux Falls, Jul: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Aug: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Sep: 3.2 inSioux Falls, Oct: 2.4 inSioux Falls, Nov: 1.6 inSioux Falls, Dec: 1.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bakersfield1.21.21.20.70.20.00.00.00.00.30.61.2
Sioux Falls0.80.91.83.64.55.13.33.33.22.41.61.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BakersfieldSioux Falls
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBakersfield, Jan: 16 daysBakersfield, Feb: 16 daysBakersfield, Mar: 19 daysBakersfield, Apr: 22 daysBakersfield, May: 26 daysBakersfield, Jun: 29 daysBakersfield, Jul: 30 daysBakersfield, Aug: 30 daysBakersfield, Sep: 29 daysBakersfield, Oct: 27 daysBakersfield, Nov: 22 daysBakersfield, Dec: 19 daysSioux Falls, Jan: 14 daysSioux Falls, Feb: 14 daysSioux Falls, Mar: 16 daysSioux Falls, Apr: 15 daysSioux Falls, May: 17 daysSioux Falls, Jun: 18 daysSioux Falls, Jul: 23 daysSioux Falls, Aug: 22 daysSioux Falls, Sep: 21 daysSioux Falls, Oct: 19 daysSioux Falls, Nov: 16 daysSioux Falls, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bakersfield161619222629303029272219
Sioux Falls141416151718232221191615

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).