Annual mean 25°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
29.6 °C
Coldest
24.3 °C
Wettest
81%
Windiest
7.9 m/s
Prevailing
SE
6.6 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 25°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from January to May, peaking in February with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to December; September is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in August, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in March, when the sky is typically 43% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
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
25°C
29°C
37%
52%
5.3 m/s
31
71
4
February
30°C
26°C
31°C
54%
44%
4.4 m/s
6
72
0
March
30°C
26°C
32°C
51%
43%
3.5 m/s
2
69
0
April
29°C
26°C
30°C
46%
47%
4.2 m/s
16
70
2
May
28°C
25°C
28°C
40%
53%
5.1 m/s
39
69
5
June
27°C
21°C
26°C
14%
69%
6.2 m/s
65
55
18
July
26°C
22°C
25°C
2%
70%
5.8 m/s
72
39
31
August
25°C
21°C
23°C
20%
52%
6.6 m/s
75
26
44
September
25°C
21°C
23°C
2%
56%
6.2 m/s
80
22
46
October
26°C
22°C
23°C
10%
59%
6.5 m/s
76
27
42
November
26°C
22°C
24°C
9%
60%
6.1 m/s
76
35
36
December
27°C
24°C
26°C
8%
71%
5.6 m/s
64
60
15
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 25°C at their warmest in September, its coolest month, and 30°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 25°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around September. 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 26°CLow 21°CRain 12%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 22°CRain 7%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerDecember to February
High 29°CLow 25°CRain 33%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnMarch to May
High 29°CLow 25°CRain 46%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from January to May, peaking in February with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to December; September is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in August, averaging 6.6 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in March, at 3.5 m/s (13 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 25°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.