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Bowling Green, KY vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 85.6% less rainy days than Bowling Green.
- Bakersfield has 31.4% more Sunny Days than Bowling Green.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 11.0% better than Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  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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