Annual mean 26°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.2 °C
Coldest
27.1 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
3.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 26°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C. The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from June to December, peaking in July with a 84% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to May; April is the driest month, at 44%. Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Santa Cruz come in November, when the sky is typically 8% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 19%.
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
29°C
20°C
30°C
57%
12%
2.1 m/s
16
82
2
February
30°C
21°C
29°C
75%
9%
2.3 m/s
23
82
3
March
31°C
22°C
31°C
70%
11%
2.3 m/s
16
77
3
April
30°C
23°C
31°C
44%
18%
2.0 m/s
11
73
1
May
29°C
23°C
31°C
62%
19%
1.9 m/s
10
74
1
June
27°C
22°C
31°C
82%
14%
1.7 m/s
13
78
1
July
28°C
22°C
31°C
84%
15%
1.5 m/s
11
77
1
August
28°C
22°C
32°C
71%
16%
1.6 m/s
8
68
1
September
29°C
22°C
33°C
66%
15%
1.5 m/s
3
60
0
October
29°C
23°C
33°C
66%
11%
1.5 m/s
3
56
0
November
29°C
22°C
32°C
77%
8%
1.5 m/s
9
69
2
December
29°C
20°C
31°C
72%
8%
1.8 m/s
14
79
2
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 27°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 31°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 20°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around April. 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 29°CLow 20°CRain 68%
Winter in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 68% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in springMarch to May
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 59%
Spring in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 79%
Summer in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 79% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Cruz weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 70%
Autumn in Santa Cruz has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 70% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Cruz?
The rainy (wet) season in Santa Cruz runs from June to December, peaking in July with a 84% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to May; April is the driest month, at 44%.
What time of year is Santa Cruz windiest?
Winds in Santa Cruz are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Santa Cruz year round?
The average temperature in Santa Cruz over the whole year is 26°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C.