Santa Clara, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Santa Clara actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Santa Clara, CA, the comfort score comes out to 77/100, mild with real seasons: A solid stretch of comfortable months alongside a noticeable but not extreme summer or winter. Only 9 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Santa Clara's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Santa Clara run from 51°F in Dec up to 70°F in Aug, a 19.4°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
Santa Clara, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 42°F | 2.8in |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 2.69in |
| Mar | 66°F | 46°F | 2.08in |
| Apr | 69°F | 48°F | 1.07in |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 0.39in |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 0.18in |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 0in |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 0.05in |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 0.07in |
| Oct | 76°F | 53°F | 0.53in |
| Nov | 66°F | 46°F | 1.33in |
| Dec | 60°F | 42°F | 2.29in |
If you're timing a visit, most of the year (9 of 12 months) are Santa Clara's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Dec's cold instead.
How wet Santa Clara actually gets
Santa Clara averages 13.48in of precipitation a year across roughly 59 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Santa Clara against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Santa Clara comes in at 165; within CA alone it ranks 165 of 429. Population is about 133,132.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from San Jose, CA US, the NOAA station 2.4 miles from Santa Clara, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station