2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Bakersfield, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa has 68.1% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- La Mesa has 4.0% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Mesa scores 13.6% better than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5282443
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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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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Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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