2024 Compare Cities Climate:
Watsonville, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 70.7% less rainy days than Watsonville.
- Bakersfield has 6.3% more Sunny Days than Watsonville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 5.8% worse than Watsonville
 Watsonville, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall25738
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation6338106
 Sunny256272205
 Avg. July High739786
 Avg. Jan. Low403822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.68.17
 UV Index5.25.64.3
 Elevation334042443
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense 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 3 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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