2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Jacksonville, AR vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 85.7% less rainy days than Jacksonville.
- Bakersfield has 22.0% more Sunny Days than Jacksonville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, ARBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny223  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Jacksonville    2 Reviews

Hello, I was born in Jacksonville, AR, and have lived a majority of my life here, with the exception of moving to Little Rock two times. Jacksonville is a suburb of  More

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Over 20 years ago

Wonderful place to live. Reasonably low cost of  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 5 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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