Annual mean 22°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
27.2 °C
Coldest
22.0 °C
Wettest
81%
Windiest
3.3 m/s
Prevailing
NE
2.8 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 Bárbara over the whole year is 22°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 14°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Bárbara runs from October to March, peaking in January with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; July is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Santa Bárbara are highest in October, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Santa Bárbara come in September, when the sky is typically 41% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Santa Bárbara 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
27°C
20°C
28°C
60%
64%
2.4 m/s
44
68
10
February
26°C
20°C
27°C
50%
65%
2.3 m/s
48
65
13
March
27°C
20°C
28°C
34%
54%
2.3 m/s
47
69
11
April
25°C
19°C
26°C
21%
55%
2.4 m/s
65
59
23
May
24°C
16°C
24°C
14%
48%
2.2 m/s
81
40
42
June
23°C
15°C
22°C
12%
42%
2.2 m/s
87
27
56
July
22°C
14°C
21°C
2%
41%
2.4 m/s
86
17
66
August
24°C
15°C
22°C
12%
44%
2.8 m/s
85
27
56
September
26°C
17°C
25°C
18%
41%
3.0 m/s
68
50
33
October
27°C
19°C
27°C
35%
60%
3.1 m/s
56
63
18
November
25°C
19°C
26°C
55%
68%
2.7 m/s
62
52
25
December
26°C
20°C
27°C
56%
69%
2.4 m/s
51
60
16
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 Bárbara weather by season
Year round, Santa Bárbara has days of about 22°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 27°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 14°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January 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 Bárbara weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 15°CRain 9%
Winter in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 36%
Spring in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 56%
Summer in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 23%
Autumn in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Bárbara?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Bárbara runs from October to March, peaking in January with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; July is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Santa Bárbara windiest?
Winds in Santa Bárbara are highest in October, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Santa Bárbara year round?
The average temperature in Santa Bárbara over the whole year is 22°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 14°C.