Goleta, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTA BARBARA MUNI AP, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Goleta has an annual average temperature of 59.3°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 74.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.4°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.86 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
6 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
13.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,118
Cooling need
57

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Goleta's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
34
1950s
62
1960s
34
1970s
43
1980s
48
1990s
35
2000s
42
2010s
51
2020s
17

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 64.2°F 41.3°F 52.8°F 3.84 in 6
February 63.8°F 43.6°F 53.7°F 3.86 in 7
March 65.9°F 46.2°F 56.1°F 3.10 in 6
April 67.8°F 48.1°F 58.0°F 0.91 in 3
May 69.2°F 51.3°F 60.3°F 0.42 in 2
June 70.3°F 54.5°F 62.4°F 0.11 in 1
July 73.3°F 58.1°F 65.7°F 0.02 in 0
August 74.5°F 58.0°F 66.2°F 0.01 in 0
September 74.3°F 55.7°F 65.0°F 0.07 in 1
October 73.4°F 50.9°F 62.1°F 0.73 in 2
November 69.2°F 44.3°F 56.7°F 1.27 in 3
December 64.3°F 40.4°F 52.3°F 2.91 in 6

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