Santa Barbara (CA) monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara average temperature chart (Celsius) Santa Barbara average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Santa Barbara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.8 17.1 17.2 18.7 19.8 21.9 24.3 24.8 24.2 22.6 19.4 17.1
°F 62.2 62.9 63 65.7 67.6 71.5 75.7 76.6 75.6 72.6 66.9 62.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Santa Barbara monthly rainfall chart (mm) Santa Barbara monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Santa Barbara (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 97 94 78 35 8 3 3 3 7 13 52 66
inches 3.8 3.7 3.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 2.1 2.6
Rainy days 6 6 7 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5

Average annual rainfall in Santa Barbara: 372.267mm (146.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Santa Barbara
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.9 8.1 9.1 10.7 10.5 10.7 11.4 10.7 9.8 8.7 6.9 6.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Santa Barbara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Santa Barbara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Santa Barbara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.3 4.6 5.3 6.4 8.4 10.4 12.5 13 11.9 9.1 5.5 3.2
Max °C 17.1 17.5 17.5 19.1 20.1 22.2 24.6 25.1 24.6 22.9 19.8 17.4
Min °F 37.9 40.2 41.5 43.4 47 50.7 54.4 55.3 53.3 48.4 41.8 37.8
Max °F 50.4 51.8 52.5 54.9 57.6 61.3 65.3 66.2 64.8 60.8 54.7 50.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Santa Barbara average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Santa Barbara average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Santa Barbara in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.6 14.1 15.1 16.7 17.5 17.5 17.1 16 14.7
°F 57.3 57 56.8 56.5 57.3 59.2 62 63.4 63.6 62.8 60.9 58.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Santa Barbara average winspeed by month (km/h) Santa Barbara average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Santa Barbara (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 11 13 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 9
mph 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Santa Barbara relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Santa Barbara
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 69% 70% 69% 71% 75% 76% 75% 74% 71% 69% 70%
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Santa Barbara weather stats

Santa Barbara weather statistics
Hottest month: August 24.8°C 76.6°F
Driest month: June 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: April 10.7hrs
Coldest month: January 16.8°C 62.2°F
Wettest month: January 97mm 3.8ins
Warmest sea: September 17.5°C 63.5°F
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