2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Bakersfield, CA vs Minneapolis, MN

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Highlights
- Minneapolis has 343.1% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Minneapolis has 27.2% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Minneapolis scores 18.5% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8302443
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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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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