Bakersfield, CA Air Quality

As of 5:38 PM
Air quality index116Unhealthy for sensitive groups

People with asthma, heart or lung conditions, children and older adults should limit long or intense outdoor activity.

Next 24 hours

US AQI
  1. 119Now
  2. 116
  3. 116
  4. 1178 PM
  5. 118
  6. 106
  7. 9411 PM
  8. 82
  9. 78
  10. 732 AM
  11. 69
  12. 64
  13. 605 AM
  14. 55
  15. 56
  16. 568 AM
  17. 57
  18. 67
  19. 7811 AM
  20. 88
  21. 93
  22. 972 PM
  23. 102
  24. 100

Air quality outlook

Worst hour each day
  • Today126Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Thu 8102Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fri 996Moderate
  • Sat 1061Moderate
  • Sun 1149Good

From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.

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About Bakersfield weather

Bakersfield is in Kern County, California, United States at 35.37°, -119.02°. Right now it’s 96° and clear; today’s high is 100° with a 0% chance of rain.

California encompasses an extraordinary range of climates, from the Mediterranean coast to alpine peaks, scorching deserts, and temperate rainforests. The state's Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, benefiting from warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Death Valley holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth at 134 degrees Fahrenheit.

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