Santa Cruz, CA Weather & Climate Normals
Santa Cruz's real weather, in one number
Santa Cruz, CA scores 80/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: very mild year-round. Many months fall in a comfortable temperature range with limited snow or seasonal extremes. 9 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Santa Cruz's hottest and coldest months
Santa Cruz's hottest month is Aug, averaging 65°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 51°F, a 14°F swing across the year, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
Santa Cruz's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 41°F | 6.42in | 0in |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 6.1in | 0in |
| Mar | 67°F | 44°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Apr | 69°F | 46°F | 2.04in | 0in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 0.87in | 0in |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 0.24in | 0in |
| Jul | 74°F | 54°F | 0.01in | 0in |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 0.04in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 0.1in | 0in |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 1.32in | 0in |
| Nov | 67°F | 44°F | 3.17in | 0in |
| Dec | 62°F | 41°F | 6.01in | 0in |
most of the year (9 of 12 months) are the best time to see Santa Cruz at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz averages 30.63in of precipitation a year across roughly 65 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0in of snow a year.
Where Santa Cruz ranks
Santa Cruz ranks 115 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 115 of 429 within CA. About 62,581 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Santa Cruz, CA US, 2.2 miles from Santa Cruz, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure