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Monthly climate in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 584 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara enjoys an average of 3973 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 17 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain §

The warmest months in Santa Barbara are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (72 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara experiences 89 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain §

Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 7 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are February, July and December. On average, 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63 (2.5) 23 (0.9) 41 (1.6) 78 (3.1) 50 (2.0) 36 (1.4) 17 (0.7) 45 (1.8) 65 (2.5) 71 (2.8) 65 (2.6) 31 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 7 11 6 6 4 6 9 5 7 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain §

The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207 269 329 340 407 412 426 395 341 317 261 264
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 36m 10h 38m 11h 57m 13h 18m 14h 27m 15h 1m 14h 43m 13h 42m 12h 25m 11h 4m 9h 54m 9h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain §

Santa Barbara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Barbara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Barbara, Catalonia, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 5 8 9 11 10 9 8 6 4 2