Bands · Bakersfield, California

Custom Merch for Bands in Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield bands

Merch Mob makes tour tees, hoodies for cold dates, and hats and beanies for bands in Bakersfield, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Bakersfield. College enrollment in Bakersfield, 7% of residents aged 3 and up, matches the national 7% but trails the 8% across California (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so plan a size run for a mixed-age crowd rather than a student one.

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Person holds up a black hoodie with a red and white snarling dog print, with coated screens, folded stacks and presses behind — Merch Mob production

The local market

Bakersfield by the numbers

Bakersfield has 422,165 residents, up 4.4% since 2020 (Census estimates).

Kern County has 5 musical groups and artists with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.054 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.166.

The Census only counts acts with a payroll, so most bands, which have none, are not in this figure.

Kern County as a whole has 927,068 residents, up 2% since 2020. Kern County has one musical group or artist for every 185,410 residents.

Population, 2025: 422,165
Since 2020: +4.4%
County: Kern County
Musical groups and artists in Kern County, 2023: 5
Per 10,000 county residents: 0.054 (US 0.166)
Time zone: Pacific
Median age: 32.1 (US 38.9)
In college or grad school: 7% (US 7%)
Warmest month, average high: July, 98°F
Coldest month, average low: December, 40°F
Days at 90°F or hotter, a year: 112
Nights at 32°F or colder, a year: 10
Rain, a year: 6.4 in
USPS zone from the shop: 2

Weather: Bakersfield Airport station, 6 mi from Bakersfield's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.

Weather in Bakersfield

What Bakersfield's weather means for bands

With about 112 days a year at 90°F or more, outdoor dates in Bakersfield run hot from spring into fall, so lighter tees and caps should be stocked deeper than fleece. Pack a stack of hoodies for winter club dates, when December nights average 40°F, and give the rest of the van to tees, tanks and caps. Tees carry the table from March to October, when average highs reach 70°F, the stretch when outdoor stages are likeliest. Triple-digit heat arrives on about 35 days a year, so a daytime outdoor set calls for light colors, tanks and mesh-back caps, and the merch table itself belongs under a canopy. With only about 6.4 inches of rain a year, an outdoor merch table seldom needs rain cover, so pack a canopy for sun rather than a tarp for showers.

Month in Bakersfield	Average high	Average low	Rain (in)	What sells at the merch table
January	59°F	41°F	1.2	Hoodies and long sleeves
February	64°F	43°F	1.2	Hoodies and long sleeves
March	70°F	47°F	1.2	Tour tees and dad hats
April	76°F	51°F	0.6	Tour tees and dad hats
May	84°F	58°F	0.3	Tour tees and dad hats
June	92°F	65°F	0.1	Lightweight tees, tanks and caps
July	98°F	71°F	0	Lightweight tees, tanks and caps
August	97°F	70°F	0	Lightweight tees, tanks and caps
September	91°F	65°F	0.1	Lightweight tees, tanks and caps
October	80°F	55°F	0.3	Tour tees and dad hats
November	67°F	45°F	0.5	Tees with a long-sleeve option
December	59°F	40°F	1.1	Hoodies and long sleeves

Getting it to Bakersfield

Made in So Cal, shipped to Bakersfield.

Orders ship to Bakersfield from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.

Bakersfield is about 117 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Bakersfield is USPS zone 2. Bakersfield shares the shop's Pacific time zone.

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