Climatch

San Francisco vs Santa Maria, California Climate

73%match

On climate, Santa Maria is a 73% match for San Francisco. Compared with San Francisco, Santa Maria has half the winter rain, more sun and 4°F (2°C) hotter summer days.

San Francisco gets 32 in (815 mm) of rain a year and Santa Maria 17 in (429 mm). September is the warmest month in both, with highs of 74°F (23°C) in San Francisco and 78°F (25°C) in Santa Maria.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Francisco
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Santa Maria

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

San FranciscoSanta Mariasolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°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 Maria Jan: 66°Santa Maria Feb: 67°Santa Maria Mar: 69°Santa Maria Apr: 71°Santa Maria May: 72°Santa Maria Jun: 74°Santa Maria Jul: 75°Santa Maria Aug: 76°Santa Maria Sep: 78°Santa Maria Oct: 77°Santa Maria Nov: 72°Santa Maria Dec: 66°Santa Maria Jan: 42°Santa Maria Feb: 43°Santa Maria Mar: 44°Santa Maria Apr: 45°Santa Maria May: 48°Santa Maria Jun: 51°Santa Maria Jul: 53°Santa Maria Aug: 54°Santa Maria Sep: 53°Santa Maria Oct: 50°Santa Maria Nov: 45°Santa Maria Dec: 41°

Rain (in per month)

San FranciscoSanta Maria

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 Maria Jan: 3.5Santa Maria Feb: 3.7Santa Maria Mar: 2.6Santa Maria Apr: 1.3Santa Maria May: 0.3Santa Maria Jun: 0.0Santa Maria Jul: 0Santa Maria Aug: 0.0Santa Maria Sep: 0.1Santa Maria Oct: 0.9Santa Maria Nov: 1.4Santa Maria Dec: 3.0

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in San Francisco and Santa Maria
MonthHighLowRain
San FranciscoSanta MariaSan FranciscoSanta MariaSan FranciscoSanta Maria
Jan58°F(14°C)66°F(19°C)44°F(7°C)42°F(6°C)6.3 in(160 mm)3.5 in(90 mm)
Feb61°F(16°C)67°F(19°C)46°F(8°C)43°F(6°C)6.1 in(154 mm)3.7 in(93 mm)
Mar63°F(17°C)69°F(20°C)47°F(8°C)44°F(7°C)4.4 in(112 mm)2.6 in(66 mm)
Apr65°F(19°C)71°F(22°C)47°F(9°C)45°F(7°C)2.2 in(57 mm)1.3 in(33 mm)
May68°F(20°C)72°F(22°C)50°F(10°C)48°F(9°C)1.0 in(25 mm)0.4 in(9 mm)
Jun71°F(21°C)74°F(23°C)52°F(11°C)51°F(11°C)0.3 in(7 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Jul71°F(22°C)75°F(24°C)53°F(12°C)53°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(0 mm)
Aug72°F(22°C)76°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep74°F(23°C)78°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)53°F(12°C)0.2 in(4 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Oct72°F(22°C)77°F(25°C)52°F(11°C)49°F(10°C)1.7 in(42 mm)0.9 in(22 mm)
Nov65°F(18°C)72°F(22°C)48°F(9°C)45°F(7°C)3.4 in(86 mm)1.4 in(35 mm)
Dec59°F(15°C)66°F(19°C)45°F(7°C)40°F(5°C)6.5 in(164 mm)3.0 in(77 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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