Goleta, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTA BARBARA MUNI AP, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Goleta
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