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Austin, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 79.4% less rainy days than Austin.
- Bakersfield has 19.3% more Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 14.1% better than Austin
 Austin, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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