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Williams, AZ vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 67.6% less rainy days than Williams.
- Bakersfield has 2.3% more Sunny Days than Williams.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 11.0% better than Williams
 Williams, AZBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall74  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Williams    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Williams Arizona is a great place to live and an amazing place to visit. My husband and I bought a summer home here in 2008. We moved full time to Williams a year ago  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Williams for a few years now. At first I was completely in love with this rustic, Rockwelliam little town, but as the years have passed I think I made a  More

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Williams Az is like a poor city. No place to raise children.Place to vacation and I don't even think to retire. You have to haul your water and it is filled with messy  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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