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Hanford, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 20.0% less rainy days than Hanford.
- Bakersfield has 2.3% more Sunny Days than Hanford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 0.0% worse than Hanford
 Hanford, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Hanford is a beautiful little town to live in. The only exception is the air quality that is usually poor during 70 percent of the year. The additional spring and summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice clean town. Moved here from Panama City, FL. The atmosphere in Hanford is a lot nicer than it was  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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