2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Silver Spring, MD vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 83.7% less rainy days than Silver Spring.
- Bakersfield has 34.7% more Sunny Days than Silver Spring.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 11.0% better than Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  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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