Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 482 mm (19.0 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara enjoys an average of 3626 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 28 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Barbara are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (72 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara experiences 182 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 21 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (37°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico with other places around the world.
Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are January, March and April. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 6 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 39 (1.6) | 109 (4.3) | 92 (3.6) | 126 (5.0) | 42 (1.7) | 20 (0.8) | 20 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 263 | 307 | 319 | 358 | 348 | 350 | 343 | 288 | 286 | 265 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 39m | 11h 15m | 12h 1m | 12h 48m | 13h 28m | 13h 47m | 13h 36m | 13h 1m | 12h 16m | 11h 29m | 10h 48m | 10h 28m |
Santa Barbara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. 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) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |