Annual mean 19°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind E
Warmest
27.3 °C
Coldest
23.0 °C
Wettest
98%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
E
3.1 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 Bárbara over the whole year is 19°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Bárbara runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 77% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 19%. Winds in Santa Bárbara are highest in February, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Santa Bárbara come in February, when the sky is typically 48% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
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
23°C
11°C
22°C
43%
56%
1.8 m/s
65
15
58
February
25°C
11°C
22°C
37%
48%
2.2 m/s
62
18
55
March
26°C
13°C
25°C
41%
52%
1.9 m/s
64
27
43
April
27°C
14°C
26°C
51%
61%
1.6 m/s
61
34
33
May
26°C
16°C
27°C
67%
75%
1.4 m/s
59
37
29
June
25°C
16°C
25°C
76%
81%
1.4 m/s
65
25
41
July
24°C
15°C
23°C
69%
72%
2.1 m/s
68
10
57
August
25°C
15°C
24°C
72%
75%
1.8 m/s
68
18
48
September
24°C
15°C
24°C
77%
78%
1.4 m/s
68
22
46
October
24°C
15°C
24°C
70%
78%
1.4 m/s
66
18
48
November
23°C
13°C
23°C
44%
65%
1.6 m/s
67
13
55
December
23°C
12°C
22°C
19%
57%
1.8 m/s
64
13
58
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 23°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around December. 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 winterDecember to February
High 24°CLow 11°CRain 33%
Winter in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in springMarch to May
High 27°CLow 14°CRain 53%
Spring in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 15°CRain 72%
Summer in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 72% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Bárbara weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 14°CRain 63%
Autumn in Santa Bárbara has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 63% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Bárbara?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Bárbara runs from April to October, peaking in September with a 77% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; December is the driest month, at 19%.
What time of year is Santa Bárbara windiest?
Winds in Santa Bárbara are highest in February, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Santa Bárbara year round?
The average temperature in Santa Bárbara over the whole year is 19°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.