35.434°N, 119.055°W · station BFLthr · 134 years of record
57°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 1999
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bakersfield.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bakersfield — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#15 / 126
coldest Sep 2 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
50°F
set in 1913
Mildest Sep 2 ever
79°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 57°F — 15th coldest Sep 2 of 126 years · record 50°F (1913) · coldest since 1999.
Ranks
#20 / 126
coldest Sep 3 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
50°F
set in 1913
Mildest Sep 3 ever
81°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 59°F — 20th coldest Sep 3 of 126 years · record 50°F (1913) · coldest since 1999.
Ranks
#40 / 126
coldest Sep 4 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
49°F
set in 1915
Mildest Sep 4 ever
81°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 62°F — 40th coldest Sep 4 of 126 years · record 49°F (1915) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#52 / 126
coldest Sep 5 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
49°F
set in 1903
Mildest Sep 5 ever
81°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 63°F — 52nd coldest Sep 5 of 126 years · record 49°F (1903) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#66 / 126
coldest Sep 6 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
45°F
set in 1899
Mildest Sep 6 ever
80°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 65°F — 66th coldest Sep 6 of 126 years · record 45°F (1899) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#61 / 126
coldest Sep 7 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
45°F
set in 1899
Mildest Sep 7 ever
84°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 64°F — 61st coldest Sep 7 of 126 years · record 45°F (1899) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#82 / 126
coldest Sep 8 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
47°F
set in 1915
Mildest Sep 8 ever
82°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 66°F — 82nd coldest Sep 8 of 126 years · record 47°F (1915) · coldest since 2019.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bakersfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
82°FJan 16, 1923
14°FJan 7, 1913
Feb
88°FFeb 16, 1902
20°FFeb 11, 1900
Mar
95°FMar 18, 2026
20°FMar 3, 1917
Apr
101°FApr 30, 1981
28°FApr 8, 1893
May
110°FMay 31, 1910
34°FMay 13, 1907
Jun
114°FJun 28, 1976
38°FJun 12, 1907
Jul
118°FJul 28, 1908
46°FJul 7, 1903
Aug
117°FAug 14, 1933
44°FAug 22, 1903
Sep
115°FSep 6, 2022
30°FSep 27, 1908
Oct
104°FOct 4, 1933
29°FOct 30, 1971
Nov
95°FNov 3, 1921
22°FNov 23, 1931
Dec
87°FDec 2, 1915
13°FDec 24, 1905
All-time
118°FJul 28, 1908
13°FDec 24, 1905
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Bakersfield so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1910
Coldest high ever
32°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1918
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 24, 2014
36°FJan 8, 1947
Feb
63°FFeb 22, 1976
39°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar
66°FMar 8, 1910
45°FMar 22, 1919
Apr
68°FApr 30, 1981
50°FApr 7, 1919
May
80°FMay 3, 1906
55°FMay 1, 1915
Jun
84°FJun 28, 1925
63°FJun 12, 1998
Jul
88°FJul 22, 1910
80°FJul 2, 1902
Aug
86°FAug 9, 1978
71°FAug 28, 1911
Sep
84°FSep 7, 2022
64°FSep 29, 1911
Oct
77°FOct 1, 2010
55°FOct 31, 1923
Nov
68°FNov 10, 1926
45°FNov 25, 1902
Dec
63°FDec 23, 1955
32°FDec 25, 1918
All-time
88°FJul 22, 1910
32°FDec 25, 1918
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
26 days
record run, ended Jan 1 1902
So far in 2026
1 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Bakersfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 68°F · forecast is -11° vs normal.
Bakersfield's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Bakersfield's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.