Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1147 mm (45.2 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara enjoys an average of 3663 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Barbara are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara experiences 329 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 | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
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Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 22 rainy days and 204 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are January, February and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 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) | 10 (0.4) | 9 (0.3) | 27 (1.1) | 86 (3.4) | 131 (5.2) | 199 (7.8) | 224 (8.8) | 190 (7.5) | 144 (5.7) | 68 (2.7) | 47 (1.8) | 13 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 301 | 311 | 295 | 288 | 279 | 315 | 326 | 320 | 310 | 310 | 335 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 42m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 28m | 12h 33m | 12h 30m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 45m | 11h 39m |
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 - 15, 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |