2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Missoula, MT vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 52.6% less rainy days than Missoula.
- Bakersfield has 71.1% more Sunny Days than Missoula.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 22.7% better than Missoula
 Missoula, MTBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall40  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  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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