Santa Clara, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAN JOSE, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Santa Clara has an annual average temperature of 60.7°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 41.7°F). January is typically the wettest month (2.80 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).
Best time to visit Santa Clara
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →188 of 366 (51.4%) of Santa Clara'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.
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 109 | |
| 2010s | 124 | |
| 2020s | 111 |
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 | 59.8°F | 41.8°F | 50.8°F | 2.80 in | — | 9 |
| February | 62.4°F | 43.9°F | 53.2°F | 2.69 in | — | 10 |
| March | 65.9°F | 46.3°F | 56.1°F | 2.08 in | — | 9 |
| April | 69.2°F | 48.4°F | 58.8°F | 1.07 in | — | 6 |
| May | 73.8°F | 52.1°F | 63.0°F | 0.39 in | — | 3 |
| June | 79.1°F | 55.5°F | 67.3°F | 0.18 in | — | 1 |
| July | 80.8°F | 58.1°F | 69.5°F | 0.00 in | — | 0 |
| August | 81.4°F | 58.6°F | 70.0°F | 0.05 in | — | 0 |
| September | 80.7°F | 57.2°F | 69.0°F | 0.07 in | — | 1 |
| October | 75.8°F | 52.7°F | 64.3°F | 0.53 in | — | 3 |
| November | 66.1°F | 45.7°F | 55.9°F | 1.33 in | — | 7 |
| December | 59.5°F | 41.7°F | 50.6°F | 2.29 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Santa Clara
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