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When to go to Santa Barbara

Twelve months of averages for Santa Barbara, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Santa Barbara has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to November.

The warmest month is August (26°C) and the coolest February (15°C). The wettest is January (90 mm) and the driest August (1 mm); about 404 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Santa Barbara: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Santa Barbara

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Santa Barbara by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	16°C	9°C	90 mm	69%	43%	3.1	23°C	Cool
February	15°C	9°C	78 mm	72%	43%	3.9	24°C	Cool
March	17°C	9°C	63 mm	73%	42%	5.2	27°C	Cool
April	18°C	10°C	27 mm	70%	35%	6.6	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	21°C	12°C	11 mm	65%	31%	7.5	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	24°C	15°C	3 mm	57%	27%	7.9	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	26°C	17°C	2 mm	55%	25%	7.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	26°C	17°C	1 mm	54%	21%	7.2	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	26°C	17°C	3 mm	55%	23%	6.1	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	23°C	14°C	22 mm	59%	27%	4.6	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	19°C	11°C	32 mm	63%	34%	3.5	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	15°C	9°C	72 mm	68%	43%	2.8	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

16°C

9°C

90 mm

69%

43%

3.1

23°C

Cool

February

15°C

9°C

78 mm

72%

43%

3.9

24°C

Cool

March

17°C

9°C

63 mm

73%

42%

5.2

27°C

Cool

April

18°C

10°C

27 mm

70%

35%

6.6

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

21°C

12°C

11 mm

65%

31%

7.5

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

24°C

15°C

3 mm

57%

27%

7.9

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

26°C

17°C

2 mm

55%

25%

7.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

26°C

17°C

1 mm

54%

21%

7.2

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

26°C

17°C

3 mm

55%

23%

6.1

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

23°C

14°C

22 mm

59%

27%

4.6

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

19°C

11°C

32 mm

63%

34%

3.5

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

15°C

9°C

72 mm

68%

43%

2.8

25°C

Cool