Annual mean 20°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind N
Warmest
25.7 °C
Coldest
18.6 °C
Wettest
84%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
N
4.7 m/s average
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The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 20°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in August, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in August, when the sky is typically 41% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
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
19°C
16°C
17°C
60%
56%
3.9 m/s
66
0
80
February
19°C
16°C
16°C
65%
54%
4.1 m/s
62
0
79
March
19°C
16°C
16°C
58%
53%
4.2 m/s
60
1
79
April
20°C
16°C
17°C
47%
50%
3.8 m/s
71
1
78
May
21°C
18°C
19°C
23%
50%
3.9 m/s
81
5
75
June
23°C
19°C
21°C
20%
51%
3.8 m/s
87
17
61
July
24°C
21°C
23°C
7%
45%
4.1 m/s
82
36
43
August
26°C
22°C
25°C
11%
41%
4.3 m/s
71
50
29
September
25°C
21°C
24°C
22%
47%
3.6 m/s
77
46
33
October
24°C
21°C
23°C
46%
49%
3.5 m/s
78
36
42
November
22°C
18°C
20°C
70%
55%
3.5 m/s
80
11
64
December
20°C
17°C
18°C
66%
55%
4.0 m/s
76
2
76
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 19°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November 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 Cruz weather in winterDecember to February
High 19°CLow 16°CRain 64%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 16°CRain 43%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 21°CRain 13%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 20°CRain 46%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 20°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 October to April, peaking in November with a 70% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 7%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in August, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in October, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 20°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; March is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.