Climatch

Cape Town vs Santa Cruz, California Climate

65%match

On climate, Santa Cruz is a 65% match for Cape Town. Compared with Cape Town, Santa Cruz has the same summer highs, a third of the summer rain, 7°F (4°C) colder winter nights and less sun.

Cape Town gets 23 in (592 mm) of rain a year and Santa Cruz 30 in (754 mm). Cape Town's warmest month is February, at 78°F (26°C); Santa Cruz's is September, at 77°F (25°C).

Santa Cruz is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Cape Town's July is most like Santa Cruz's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Cape Town
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Santa Cruz

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Cape TownSanta Cruz (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDCape Town Jan: 78°Cape Town Feb: 78°Cape Town Mar: 76°Cape Town Apr: 72°Cape Town May: 68°Cape Town Jun: 64°Cape Town Jul: 63°Cape Town Aug: 64°Cape Town Sep: 66°Cape Town Oct: 70°Cape Town Nov: 73°Cape Town Dec: 76°Cape Town Jan: 61°Cape Town Feb: 61°Cape Town Mar: 59°Cape Town Apr: 55°Cape Town May: 52°Cape Town Jun: 49°Cape Town Jul: 48°Cape Town Aug: 48°Cape Town Sep: 51°Cape Town Oct: 54°Cape Town Nov: 56°Cape Town Dec: 59°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jan: 76°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Feb: 76°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Mar: 77°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Apr: 74°Santa Cruz (6 months later) May: 67°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jun: 61°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jul: 62°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Aug: 63°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Sep: 65°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Oct: 69°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Nov: 71°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Dec: 75°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jan: 52°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Feb: 53°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Mar: 52°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Apr: 48°Santa Cruz (6 months later) May: 43°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jun: 40°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jul: 41°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Aug: 42°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Sep: 44°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Oct: 45°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Nov: 48°Santa Cruz (6 months later) Dec: 51°

Rain (in per month)

Cape TownSanta Cruz (6 months later)

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDCape Town Jan: 0.7Cape Town Feb: 0.6Cape Town Mar: 0.7Cape Town Apr: 1.8Cape Town May: 3.1Cape Town Jun: 4.0Cape Town Jul: 3.8Cape Town Aug: 3.8Cape Town Sep: 2.0Cape Town Oct: 1.3Cape Town Nov: 1.1Cape Town Dec: 0.6Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jan: 0.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Feb: 0.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Mar: 0.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Apr: 1.4Santa Cruz (6 months later) May: 3.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jun: 5.4Santa Cruz (6 months later) Jul: 6.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Aug: 5.9Santa Cruz (6 months later) Sep: 4.3Santa Cruz (6 months later) Oct: 2.1Santa Cruz (6 months later) Nov: 0.8Santa Cruz (6 months later) Dec: 0.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Cape Town and Santa Cruz
MonthHighLowRain
Cape TownSanta CruzCape TownSanta CruzCape TownSanta Cruz
Jan78°F(25°C)62°F(17°C)61°F(16°C)41°F(5°C)0.7 in(17 mm)6.1 in(155 mm)
Feb78°F(26°C)63°F(17°C)61°F(16°C)42°F(6°C)0.6 in(15 mm)5.9 in(150 mm)
Mar76°F(25°C)65°F(18°C)59°F(15°C)44°F(7°C)0.7 in(17 mm)4.3 in(108 mm)
Apr72°F(22°C)69°F(20°C)55°F(13°C)45°F(7°C)1.8 in(45 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
May67°F(20°C)71°F(22°C)52°F(11°C)48°F(9°C)3.1 in(78 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Jun64°F(18°C)74°F(24°C)49°F(9°C)51°F(10°C)4.0 in(102 mm)0.2 in(5 mm)
Jul63°F(17°C)76°F(24°C)48°F(9°C)52°F(11°C)3.8 in(97 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Aug64°F(18°C)76°F(25°C)48°F(9°C)53°F(12°C)3.8 in(96 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Sep66°F(19°C)77°F(25°C)51°F(10°C)52°F(11°C)2.0 in(50 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Oct70°F(21°C)74°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)48°F(9°C)1.3 in(32 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
Nov73°F(23°C)67°F(19°C)56°F(14°C)43°F(6°C)1.1 in(27 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
Dec76°F(24°C)61°F(16°C)59°F(15°C)40°F(4°C)0.6 in(16 mm)5.4 in(138 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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