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Santa Barbara, California climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Santa Barbara has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 482 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 113 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSanta Barbara climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 112 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 78 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 112 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 78 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 34 | 29 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 54 | 43 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa Barbara (NOAA GHCN station USC00047902), about 1 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.