Annual mean 14°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
22.2 °C
Coldest
13.3 °C
Wettest
33%
Windiest
4.6 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.5 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 14°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from November to March, peaking in January with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to October; June is the driest month, at 4%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in May, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in October, when the sky is typically 28% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 44%.
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
14°C
7°C
12°C
33%
41%
2.1 m/s
22
0
83
February
15°C
7°C
12°C
32%
34%
2.4 m/s
28
0
79
March
15°C
8°C
12°C
29%
44%
2.6 m/s
29
1
82
April
17°C
9°C
14°C
17%
38%
2.8 m/s
41
3
85
May
18°C
11°C
15°C
14%
43%
3.1 m/s
52
5
85
June
20°C
13°C
18°C
4%
34%
3.1 m/s
66
12
78
July
21°C
13°C
19°C
5%
39%
2.8 m/s
73
15
76
August
21°C
14°C
19°C
5%
39%
2.6 m/s
77
19
70
September
22°C
13°C
20°C
6%
34%
2.4 m/s
75
19
69
October
21°C
11°C
19°C
13%
28%
2.0 m/s
72
15
74
November
17°C
8°C
15°C
21%
30%
1.8 m/s
55
2
87
December
14°C
7°C
12°C
26%
35%
1.9 m/s
23
0
84
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 14°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around June. 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 14°CLow 7°CRain 30%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 9°CRain 20%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 5%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 13%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from November to March, peaking in January with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to October; June is the driest month, at 4%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in May, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 14°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.