Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3196 mm (125.8 inches) and receives 257 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara enjoys an average of 3551 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Barbara are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara experiences 323 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
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Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 30 rainy days and 496 mm (19.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are January, February and December. On average, 29 mm (1.2 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) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 51 (2.0) | 147 (5.8) | 480 (18.9) | 456 (18.0) | 355 (14.0) | 414 (16.3) | 484 (19.1) | 523 (20.6) | 198 (7.8) | 38 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 255 | 285 | 322 | 313 | 306 | 277 | 311 | 301 | 283 | 276 | 299 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 22m | 11h 39m | 12h 3m | 12h 27m | 12h 47m | 12h 57m | 12h 51m | 12h 34m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 26m | 11h 16m |
Santa Barbara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 11. 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) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |