Annual mean 24°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
29.9 °C
Coldest
22.2 °C
Wettest
93%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
NW
6.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 24°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from August to April, peaking in September with a 71% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to July; July is the driest month, at 39%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in July, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in September, when the sky is typically 39% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Santa Cruz climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
23°C
30°C
61%
71%
4.3 m/s
23
44
8
February
29°C
22°C
29°C
56%
70%
4.1 m/s
24
47
8
March
28°C
22°C
29°C
59%
67%
3.9 m/s
29
43
12
April
27°C
21°C
26°C
59%
66%
4.5 m/s
42
44
21
May
24°C
18°C
22°C
48%
64%
4.3 m/s
56
30
42
June
22°C
16°C
20°C
42%
61%
4.8 m/s
58
22
50
July
24°C
17°C
21°C
39%
54%
5.1 m/s
54
29
43
August
26°C
18°C
22°C
69%
42%
5.1 m/s
50
34
37
September
29°C
20°C
26°C
71%
39%
4.8 m/s
43
41
27
October
29°C
22°C
28°C
69%
55%
4.8 m/s
33
43
16
November
30°C
22°C
29°C
59%
59%
4.3 m/s
27
44
11
December
29°C
23°C
29°C
65%
72%
4.2 m/s
26
46
8
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Santa Cruz weather by season
Year round, Santa Cruz has days of about 22°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 30°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Santa Cruz weather in winterJune to August
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 50%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 66%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerDecember to February
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 60%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 55%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from August to April, peaking in September with a 71% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to July; July is the driest month, at 39%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in July, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 24°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.