Annual mean 26°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
30.4 °C
Coldest
26.4 °C
Wettest
80%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.8 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 Cruz over the whole year is 26°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from March to July, peaking in March with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August to December; November is the driest month, at 25%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in September, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in October, when the sky is typically 56% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 63%.
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
30°C
25°C
31°C
49%
61%
2.9 m/s
11
71
2
February
30°C
24°C
31°C
41%
61%
2.7 m/s
11
69
2
March
29°C
24°C
31°C
62%
63%
2.4 m/s
9
67
1
April
29°C
23°C
31°C
56%
60%
2.2 m/s
10
68
2
May
29°C
22°C
30°C
59%
61%
2.4 m/s
17
72
3
June
28°C
21°C
28°C
50%
61%
2.6 m/s
33
74
7
July
27°C
21°C
27°C
46%
61%
3.0 m/s
51
70
12
August
28°C
21°C
27°C
38%
60%
3.1 m/s
46
71
11
September
28°C
22°C
28°C
33%
59%
3.4 m/s
40
73
9
October
30°C
23°C
30°C
29%
56%
3.4 m/s
22
77
4
November
30°C
24°C
30°C
25%
60%
3.2 m/s
14
77
2
December
30°C
24°C
31°C
43%
59%
3.2 m/s
12
74
1
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 27°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around November. 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 27°CLow 21°CRain 45%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 29%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerDecember to February
High 30°CLow 24°CRain 44%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnMarch to May
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 59%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from March to July, peaking in March with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August to December; November is the driest month, at 25%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in September, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 26°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.