2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Bakersfield, CA vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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Highlights
- San Luis Obispo has 177.8% more rainy days than Bakersfield.
- San Luis Obispo has 5.5% more Sunny Days than Bakersfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Luis Obispo scores 8.6% better than Bakersfield
 Bakersfield, CASan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock51106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2332443
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 San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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