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Bakersfield, CA vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda has 618.1% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- Punta Gorda has 1.8% less Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Punta Gorda scores 17.3% worse than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CAPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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