Richmond, California vs Santa Maria, California Climate
76%matchRichmond vs Santa Maria: a 76% climate match. Compared with Richmond, Santa Maria has half the winter rain, more sun and 4°F (2°C) cooler summer days.
Richmond gets 30 in (757 mm) of rain a year and Santa Maria 17 in (429 mm). September is the warmest month in both, with highs of 81°F (27°C) in Richmond and 78°F (25°C) in Santa Maria.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
RichmondSanta Mariasolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
RichmondSanta Maria
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Santa Maria | Richmond | Santa Maria | Richmond | Santa Maria | |
| Jan | 59°F(15°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 6.0 in(153 mm) | 3.5 in(90 mm) |
| Feb | 63°F(17°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 5.8 in(148 mm) | 3.7 in(93 mm) |
| Mar | 66°F(19°C) | 69°F(20°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 4.0 in(101 mm) | 2.6 in(66 mm) |
| Apr | 70°F(21°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 1.9 in(49 mm) | 1.3 in(33 mm) |
| May | 74°F(23°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 1.0 in(25 mm) | 0.4 in(9 mm) |
| Jun | 78°F(26°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 0.2 in(6 mm) | 0.0 in(1 mm) |
| Jul | 80°F(27°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 0.0 in(1 mm) | 0.0 in(0 mm) |
| Aug | 81°F(27°C) | 76°F(25°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 0.0 in(1 mm) | 0.0 in(1 mm) |
| Sep | 81°F(27°C) | 78°F(25°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 0.1 in(3 mm) | 0.1 in(2 mm) |
| Oct | 77°F(25°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 1.4 in(36 mm) | 0.9 in(22 mm) |
| Nov | 67°F(19°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 3.2 in(81 mm) | 1.4 in(35 mm) |
| Dec | 59°F(15°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 6.0 in(153 mm) | 3.0 in(77 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.