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Santa Cruz, CA weather and climate

Santa Cruz County, CA · population 60,953 · about 89 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at Santa Cruz's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
267
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
27 in
per year
Wet days
57
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
0 in
per year
Hot days
9
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
7
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
78%
average relative
Average temperature
59 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 63 °FDaily high, Feb: 64 °FDaily high, Mar: 67 °FDaily high, Apr: 70 °FDaily high, May: 72 °FDaily high, Jun: 75 °FDaily high, Jul: 75 °FDaily high, Aug: 77 °FDaily high, Sep: 77 °FDaily high, Oct: 74 °FDaily high, Nov: 67 °FDaily high, Dec: 62 °FDaily low, Jan: 41 °FDaily low, Feb: 42 °FDaily low, Mar: 44 °FDaily low, Apr: 46 °FDaily low, May: 49 °FDaily low, Jun: 51 °FDaily low, Jul: 54 °FDaily low, Aug: 54 °FDaily low, Sep: 53 °FDaily low, Oct: 49 °FDaily low, Nov: 44 °FDaily low, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high636467707275757777746762
Daily low414244464951545453494441

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Cruz, Jan: 5.7 inSanta Cruz, Feb: 5.7 inSanta Cruz, Mar: 3.9 inSanta Cruz, Apr: 1.8 inSanta Cruz, May: 0.8 inSanta Cruz, Jun: 0.2 inSanta Cruz, Jul: 0.0 inSanta Cruz, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Cruz, Sep: 0.1 inSanta Cruz, Oct: 1.2 inSanta Cruz, Nov: 2.6 inSanta Cruz, Dec: 5.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Santa Cruz5.75.73.91.80.80.20.00.00.11.22.65.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovSanta Cruz, Jan: 16 daysSanta Cruz, Feb: 15 daysSanta Cruz, Mar: 17 daysSanta Cruz, Apr: 21 daysSanta Cruz, May: 24 daysSanta Cruz, Jun: 26 daysSanta Cruz, Jul: 29 daysSanta Cruz, Aug: 29 daysSanta Cruz, Sep: 28 daysSanta Cruz, Oct: 26 daysSanta Cruz, Nov: 20 daysSanta Cruz, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Santa Cruz161517212426292928262017

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. 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).