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Chesapeake, VA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 84.8% less rainy days than Chesapeake.
- Bakersfield has 28.9% more Sunny Days than Chesapeake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 9.5% better than Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  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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