Climate
Santa Cruz has mild weather throughout the year, enjoying a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) characterized by cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry summers. Due to its proximity to Monterey Bay, fog and low overcast are common during the night and morning hours, especially in the summer.
| Climate data for Santa Cruz, California (1981-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 60.6 (15.9) |
62.3 (16.8) |
64.4 (18.0) |
67.5 (19.7) |
70.1 (21.2) |
72.9 (22.7) |
73.4 (23.0) |
74.3 (23.5) |
74.5 (23.6) |
71.5 (21.9) |
64.9 (18.3) |
60.0 (15.6) |
68.03 (20.02) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 40.8 (4.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
44.0 (6.7) |
45.5 (7.5) |
48.6 (9.2) |
51.5 (10.8) |
53.7 (12.1) |
53.9 (12.2) |
52.6 (11.4) |
49.0 (9.4) |
44.3 (6.8) |
40.8 (4.9) |
47.28 (8.49) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 6.40 (162.6) |
6.24 (158.5) |
4.67 (118.6) |
1.99 (50.5) |
0.85 (21.6) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.01 (0.3) |
0.04 (1) |
0.27 (6.9) |
1.44 (36.6) |
3.75 (95.3) |
5.68 (144.3) |
31.53 (800.9) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 66.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
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