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Barstow, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 41.2% more rainy days than Barstow.
- Bakersfield has 3.2% less Sunny Days than Barstow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 3.8% better than Barstow
 Barstow, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  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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