Santa Barbara, CA

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

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Santa Barbara has an annual average temperature of 62.5°F with about 19 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 46.1°F). January is typically the wettest month (4.43 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
8 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
12.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,245
Cooling need
354

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Santa Barbara'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.

1890s
8
1900s
22
1910s
23
1920s
55
1930s
52
1940s
23
1950s
41
1960s
25
1970s
24
1980s
18
1990s
8
2000s
21
2010s
31
2020s
15

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 66.8°F 46.5°F 56.6°F 4.43 in 7
February 66.9°F 47.3°F 57.1°F 4.41 in 7
March 68.3°F 49.4°F 58.8°F 3.20 in 7
April 71.0°F 51.4°F 61.2°F 1.01 in 3
May 71.6°F 54.3°F 63.0°F 0.41 in 2
June 73.0°F 57.3°F 65.1°F 0.14 in 2
July 76.4°F 60.2°F 68.3°F 0.01 in 0
August 77.7°F 60.3°F 69.0°F 0.01 in 0
September 77.7°F 59.5°F 68.6°F 0.05 in 1
October 75.7°F 56.0°F 65.8°F 0.84 in 2
November 71.0°F 50.2°F 60.6°F 1.40 in 3
December 66.2°F 46.1°F 56.2°F 3.07 in 6

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