Annual mean 15°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
23.8 °C
Coldest
15.5 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.7 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 Barbara over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Barbara runs from November to May, peaking in January with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to October; July is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Santa Barbara are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Santa Barbara come in November, when the sky is typically 21% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 46%.
Month by month Santa Barbara 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
16°C
9°C
13°C
26%
30%
2.3 m/s
41
0
85
February
16°C
8°C
13°C
25%
28%
2.6 m/s
42
1
83
March
16°C
9°C
13°C
25%
39%
2.8 m/s
40
1
85
April
18°C
11°C
16°C
18%
35%
2.8 m/s
59
5
85
May
18°C
13°C
17°C
16%
46%
2.7 m/s
73
4
88
June
20°C
15°C
20°C
7%
44%
2.6 m/s
86
14
78
July
22°C
16°C
22°C
1%
37%
2.6 m/s
83
28
62
August
23°C
16°C
23°C
4%
32%
2.5 m/s
82
35
54
September
23°C
15°C
23°C
7%
33%
2.3 m/s
82
29
58
October
22°C
13°C
21°C
10%
27%
2.2 m/s
84
19
70
November
19°C
10°C
17°C
18%
21%
2.1 m/s
74
6
84
December
16°C
9°C
14°C
25%
28%
2.1 m/s
47
0
86
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 Barbara weather by season
Year round, Santa Barbara has days of about 16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January 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 Barbara weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 25%
Winter in Santa Barbara has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Barbara weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 20%
Spring in Santa Barbara has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Barbara weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 15°CRain 4%
Summer in Santa Barbara has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Barbara weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 12%
Autumn in Santa Barbara has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Barbara?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Barbara runs from November to May, peaking in January with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to October; July is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Santa Barbara windiest?
Winds in Santa Barbara are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Santa Barbara year round?
The average temperature in Santa Barbara over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.