Santa Barbara, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Santa Barbara actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Santa Barbara, CA, the comfort score comes out to 96/100, very mild year-round: Many months fall in a comfortable temperature range with limited snow or seasonal extremes. Only 12 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Santa Barbara's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Santa Barbara run from 56°F in Dec up to 69°F in Aug, a 12.8°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
How wet Santa Barbara actually gets
Over a typical year, Santa Barbara sees about 18.98in of precipitation a year across roughly 40 days with measurable rain or snow, with 0in of snow a year.
Santa Barbara against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Santa Barbara comes in at 2; within CA alone it ranks 2 of 429. Population is about 87,291.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from SANTA BARBARA, CA US, the NOAA station 1.9 miles from Santa Barbara, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is