Climatch

San Francisco vs Santa Barbara, California Climate

66%match

San Francisco and Santa Barbara are a 66% climate match. Compared with San Francisco, Santa Barbara has the same winter lows, 7°F (4°C) hotter summer days, half the rain and more sun.

San Francisco gets 32 in (815 mm) of rain a year and Santa Barbara 17 in (434 mm). San Francisco's warmest month is September, at 74°F (23°C); Santa Barbara's is August, at 80°F (27°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Francisco
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Santa Barbara

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

San FranciscoSanta Barbarasolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDSan Francisco Jan: 58°San Francisco Feb: 61°San Francisco Mar: 63°San Francisco Apr: 66°San Francisco May: 68°San Francisco Jun: 71°San Francisco Jul: 71°San Francisco Aug: 72°San Francisco Sep: 74°San Francisco Oct: 72°San Francisco Nov: 65°San Francisco Dec: 59°San Francisco Jan: 44°San Francisco Feb: 46°San Francisco Mar: 47°San Francisco Apr: 48°San Francisco May: 50°San Francisco Jun: 52°San Francisco Jul: 53°San Francisco Aug: 54°San Francisco Sep: 54°San Francisco Oct: 52°San Francisco Nov: 48°San Francisco Dec: 45°Santa Barbara Jan: 66°Santa Barbara Feb: 66°Santa Barbara Mar: 67°Santa Barbara Apr: 70°Santa Barbara May: 72°Santa Barbara Jun: 74°Santa Barbara Jul: 78°Santa Barbara Aug: 80°Santa Barbara Sep: 79°Santa Barbara Oct: 76°Santa Barbara Nov: 71°Santa Barbara Dec: 66°Santa Barbara Jan: 44°Santa Barbara Feb: 45°Santa Barbara Mar: 46°Santa Barbara Apr: 47°Santa Barbara May: 51°Santa Barbara Jun: 54°Santa Barbara Jul: 57°Santa Barbara Aug: 58°Santa Barbara Sep: 57°Santa Barbara Oct: 53°Santa Barbara Nov: 48°Santa Barbara Dec: 43°

Rain (in per month)

San FranciscoSanta Barbara

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDSan Francisco Jan: 6.3San Francisco Feb: 6.1San Francisco Mar: 4.4San Francisco Apr: 2.2San Francisco May: 1.0San Francisco Jun: 0.3San Francisco Jul: 0.1San Francisco Aug: 0.1San Francisco Sep: 0.2San Francisco Oct: 1.6San Francisco Nov: 3.4San Francisco Dec: 6.5Santa Barbara Jan: 3.6Santa Barbara Feb: 4.1Santa Barbara Mar: 3.0Santa Barbara Apr: 1.3Santa Barbara May: 0.3Santa Barbara Jun: 0.1Santa Barbara Jul: 0Santa Barbara Aug: 0.0Santa Barbara Sep: 0.1Santa Barbara Oct: 0.8Santa Barbara Nov: 1.1Santa Barbara Dec: 2.8

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in San Francisco and Santa Barbara
MonthHighLowRain
San FranciscoSanta BarbaraSan FranciscoSanta BarbaraSan FranciscoSanta Barbara
Jan58°F(14°C)66°F(19°C)44°F(7°C)44°F(7°C)6.3 in(160 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Feb61°F(16°C)65°F(19°C)46°F(8°C)45°F(7°C)6.1 in(154 mm)4.1 in(103 mm)
Mar63°F(17°C)67°F(20°C)47°F(8°C)46°F(8°C)4.4 in(112 mm)3.0 in(75 mm)
Apr65°F(19°C)70°F(21°C)47°F(9°C)47°F(8°C)2.2 in(57 mm)1.3 in(32 mm)
May68°F(20°C)72°F(22°C)50°F(10°C)51°F(11°C)1.0 in(25 mm)0.4 in(9 mm)
Jun71°F(21°C)74°F(24°C)52°F(11°C)54°F(12°C)0.3 in(7 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Jul71°F(22°C)78°F(26°C)53°F(12°C)57°F(14°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(0 mm)
Aug72°F(22°C)80°F(27°C)54°F(12°C)58°F(15°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep74°F(23°C)79°F(26°C)54°F(12°C)57°F(14°C)0.2 in(4 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Oct72°F(22°C)76°F(25°C)52°F(11°C)53°F(12°C)1.7 in(42 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Nov65°F(18°C)71°F(22°C)48°F(9°C)48°F(9°C)3.4 in(86 mm)1.1 in(28 mm)
Dec59°F(15°C)66°F(19°C)45°F(7°C)43°F(6°C)6.5 in(164 mm)2.8 in(70 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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