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Hot Springs, AR vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 87.3% less rainy days than Hot Springs.
- Bakersfield has 26.5% more Sunny Days than Hot Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 14.1% better than Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  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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