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Hawthorne, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 47.4% less rainy days than Hawthorne.
- Bakersfield has 3.5% less Sunny Days than Hawthorne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 13.8% worse than Hawthorne
 Hawthorne, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low48  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  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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