2025 Compare Cities Climate:
West Lafayette, IN vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 81.0% less rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Bakersfield has 47.0% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  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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