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Lake Havasu City, AZ vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 46.9% more rainy days than Lake Havasu City.
- Bakersfield has 6.2% less Sunny Days than Lake Havasu City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 14.1% better than Lake Havasu City
 Lake Havasu City, AZBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny290  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  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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