Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1619 mm (63.8 inches) and receives 216 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara enjoys an average of 3504 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Barbara are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara experiences 79 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
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Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 281 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are January, February and December. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) | 26 (1.0) | 68 (2.7) | 229 (9.0) | 333 (13.1) | 123 (4.8) | 214 (8.4) | 259 (10.2) | 249 (9.8) | 67 (2.6) | 22 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 284 | 322 | 310 | 297 | 260 | 311 | 306 | 281 | 272 | 294 | 312 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 19m | 11h 38m | 12h 3m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 0m | 12h 54m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 24m | 11h 13m |
Santa Barbara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Barbara UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |