Climatch

San Mateo, California vs Santa Cruz, California Climate

98%match

San Mateo vs Santa Cruz: a 98% climate match. Compared with San Mateo, Santa Cruz has the same summer highs and more rain in winter.

San Mateo gets 20 in (511 mm) of rain a year and Santa Cruz 30 in (754 mm). September is the warmest month in both, with highs of 76°F (24°C) in San Mateo and 77°F (25°C) in Santa Cruz.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Mateo
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Santa Cruz

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

San MateoSanta Cruzsolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDSan Mateo Jan: 59°San Mateo Feb: 62°San Mateo Mar: 64°San Mateo Apr: 67°San Mateo May: 69°San Mateo Jun: 73°San Mateo Jul: 74°San Mateo Aug: 75°San Mateo Sep: 76°San Mateo Oct: 73°San Mateo Nov: 65°San Mateo Dec: 59°San Mateo Jan: 43°San Mateo Feb: 45°San Mateo Mar: 46°San Mateo Apr: 47°San Mateo May: 50°San Mateo Jun: 53°San Mateo Jul: 55°San Mateo Aug: 56°San Mateo Sep: 55°San Mateo Oct: 51°San Mateo Nov: 46°San Mateo Dec: 42°Santa Cruz Jan: 62°Santa Cruz Feb: 63°Santa Cruz Mar: 65°Santa Cruz Apr: 69°Santa Cruz May: 71°Santa Cruz Jun: 75°Santa Cruz Jul: 76°Santa Cruz Aug: 76°Santa Cruz Sep: 77°Santa Cruz Oct: 74°Santa Cruz Nov: 67°Santa Cruz Dec: 61°Santa Cruz Jan: 41°Santa Cruz Feb: 42°Santa Cruz Mar: 44°Santa Cruz Apr: 45°Santa Cruz May: 48°Santa Cruz Jun: 51°Santa Cruz Jul: 52°Santa Cruz Aug: 53°Santa Cruz Sep: 52°Santa Cruz Oct: 48°Santa Cruz Nov: 43°Santa Cruz Dec: 40°

Rain (in per month)

San MateoSanta Cruz

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDSan Mateo Jan: 4.1San Mateo Feb: 3.9San Mateo Mar: 2.8San Mateo Apr: 1.5San Mateo May: 0.6San Mateo Jun: 0.2San Mateo Jul: 0.0San Mateo Aug: 0.0San Mateo Sep: 0.1San Mateo Oct: 1.1San Mateo Nov: 2.2San Mateo Dec: 3.7Santa Cruz Jan: 6.1Santa Cruz Feb: 5.9Santa Cruz Mar: 4.3Santa Cruz Apr: 2.1Santa Cruz May: 0.8Santa Cruz Jun: 0.2Santa Cruz Jul: 0.1Santa Cruz Aug: 0.1Santa Cruz Sep: 0.1Santa Cruz Oct: 1.4Santa Cruz Nov: 3.1Santa Cruz Dec: 5.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in San Mateo and Santa Cruz
MonthHighLowRain
San MateoSanta CruzSan MateoSanta CruzSan MateoSanta Cruz
Jan59°F(15°C)62°F(17°C)43°F(6°C)41°F(5°C)4.1 in(105 mm)6.1 in(155 mm)
Feb62°F(17°C)63°F(17°C)45°F(7°C)42°F(6°C)3.9 in(98 mm)5.9 in(150 mm)
Mar64°F(18°C)65°F(18°C)46°F(8°C)44°F(7°C)2.8 in(72 mm)4.3 in(108 mm)
Apr67°F(20°C)69°F(20°C)47°F(9°C)45°F(7°C)1.5 in(37 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
May69°F(21°C)71°F(22°C)50°F(10°C)48°F(9°C)0.6 in(14 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Jun73°F(23°C)74°F(24°C)53°F(12°C)51°F(10°C)0.2 in(4 mm)0.2 in(5 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)76°F(24°C)55°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Aug75°F(24°C)76°F(25°C)56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Sep76°F(24°C)77°F(25°C)55°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Oct73°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)51°F(10°C)48°F(9°C)1.1 in(27 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
Nov65°F(19°C)67°F(19°C)46°F(8°C)43°F(6°C)2.2 in(56 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
Dec59°F(15°C)61°F(16°C)42°F(6°C)40°F(4°C)3.7 in(94 mm)5.4 in(138 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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