Annual mean 18°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
26.6 °C
Coldest
17.2 °C
Wettest
37%
Windiest
6.6 m/s
Prevailing
NE
5.6 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 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 13°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from October to April, peaking in February with a 25% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in July, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.2 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in August, when the sky is typically 41% covered; May 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
17°C
13°C
14°C
22%
50%
4.2 m/s
55
1
73
February
18°C
13°C
14°C
25%
49%
4.7 m/s
55
1
71
March
18°C
13°C
14°C
17%
54%
5.1 m/s
54
2
72
April
19°C
14°C
16°C
18%
55%
4.8 m/s
63
4
72
May
21°C
16°C
17°C
4%
56%
5.0 m/s
68
8
72
June
23°C
18°C
19°C
5%
54%
5.2 m/s
73
20
62
July
25°C
20°C
22°C
2%
45%
5.5 m/s
70
35
48
August
26°C
21°C
24°C
3%
41%
5.0 m/s
65
46
38
September
24°C
19°C
22°C
6%
48%
4.8 m/s
70
40
44
October
23°C
18°C
21°C
19%
48%
4.2 m/s
67
34
46
November
20°C
16°C
18°C
21%
52%
4.2 m/s
69
14
60
December
18°C
14°C
15°C
24%
49%
4.3 m/s
63
3
71
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 17°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 13°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February 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 18°CLow 14°CRain 24%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 14°CRain 13%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 20°CRain 3%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 18°CRain 15%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 15% 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 February with a 25% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in July, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.2 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 13°C.