Annual mean 26°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind E
Warmest
33.3 °C
Coldest
28.7 °C
Wettest
93%
Windiest
7.8 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.0 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. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from April to November, peaking in September with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; March is the driest month, at 41%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in February, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in February, when the sky is typically 24% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
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
31°C
22°C
29°C
49%
34%
5.0 m/s
24
63
7
February
32°C
22°C
29°C
47%
24%
6.0 m/s
27
59
8
March
33°C
23°C
31°C
41%
30%
5.4 m/s
18
55
4
April
33°C
24°C
33°C
71%
48%
4.2 m/s
10
41
3
May
32°C
24°C
34°C
73%
69%
2.8 m/s
8
32
1
June
30°C
24°C
33°C
80%
76%
2.3 m/s
10
40
2
July
30°C
24°C
32°C
74%
70%
3.2 m/s
11
45
3
August
30°C
23°C
33°C
80%
70%
2.5 m/s
11
38
2
September
30°C
23°C
33°C
82%
74%
2.1 m/s
10
35
2
October
29°C
23°C
32°C
72%
73%
2.0 m/s
12
40
3
November
29°C
23°C
32°C
77%
64%
2.5 m/s
13
51
3
December
30°C
22°C
30°C
52%
42%
4.1 m/s
20
62
6
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 29°C at their warmest in October, its coolest month, and 33°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around March. 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 winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 22°CRain 49%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 23°CRain 62%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 23°CRain 78%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 78% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 77%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 77% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from April to November, peaking in September with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to March; March is the driest month, at 41%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in February, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 26°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.