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Riverbank, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 45.5% less rainy days than Riverbank.
- Bakersfield has 5.4% more Sunny Days than Riverbank.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 2.4% worse than Riverbank
 Riverbank, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny258  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Riverbank    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is a small town just north of Modesto. The town sprouted overnight with the housing boom. Has the convenience of the big box retailers, but the smaller town feel.  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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