Boulder Creek endures about 38 more days above 90 °F each year.
Santa Cruz enjoys about 26 more sunny days a year than Boulder Creek.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Boulder Creek | Metric | Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| 241 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 267 days |
| 23 in | Precipitationper year | 27 in |
| 59 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 57 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 47 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 9 days |
| 31 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 7 days |
| 77% | Humidityaverage relative | 78% |
| 60 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 59 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek high | 64 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Santa Cruz high | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 62 |
| Boulder Creek low | 38 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 37 |
| Santa Cruz low | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Santa Cruz | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
| Santa Cruz | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Boulder Creek vs another city
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- Boulder Creek vs Scotts Valley, CA
- Boulder Creek vs Saratoga, CA
- Boulder Creek vs Los Gatos, CA
- Boulder Creek vs Live Oak, CA
- Boulder Creek vs New York, NY
- Boulder Creek vs Los Angeles, CA
- Boulder Creek vs Chicago, IL
- Boulder Creek vs Houston, TX
- Boulder Creek vs Phoenix, AZ
- Boulder Creek vs Philadelphia, PA
Santa Cruz vs another city
- Santa Cruz vs Live Oak, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Pleasure Point, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Capitola, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Soquel, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Scotts Valley, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Ben Lomond, CA
- Santa Cruz vs New York, NY
- Santa Cruz vs Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Cruz vs Chicago, IL
- Santa Cruz vs Houston, TX
- Santa Cruz vs Phoenix, AZ
- Santa Cruz vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).