Climatch

Santa Cruz, California vs San Luis Obispo Climate

78%match

Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo are a 78% climate match. Compared with Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo has the same winter lows, less humid air and more sun.

Santa Cruz gets 30 in (754 mm) of rain a year and San Luis Obispo 22 in (559 mm). Santa Cruz's warmest month is September, at 77°F (25°C); San Luis Obispo's is August, at 80°F (27°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Santa Cruz
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Luis Obispo

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Santa CruzSan Luis Obisposolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDSanta 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°San Luis Obispo Jan: 65°San Luis Obispo Feb: 66°San Luis Obispo Mar: 68°San Luis Obispo Apr: 70°San Luis Obispo May: 73°San Luis Obispo Jun: 77°San Luis Obispo Jul: 79°San Luis Obispo Aug: 80°San Luis Obispo Sep: 80°San Luis Obispo Oct: 78°San Luis Obispo Nov: 71°San Luis Obispo Dec: 65°San Luis Obispo Jan: 42°San Luis Obispo Feb: 43°San Luis Obispo Mar: 44°San Luis Obispo Apr: 45°San Luis Obispo May: 48°San Luis Obispo Jun: 51°San Luis Obispo Jul: 53°San Luis Obispo Aug: 54°San Luis Obispo Sep: 53°San Luis Obispo Oct: 50°San Luis Obispo Nov: 45°San Luis Obispo Dec: 41°

Rain (in per month)

Santa CruzSan Luis Obispo

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDSanta 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: 5.4San Luis Obispo Jan: 5San Luis Obispo Feb: 4.7San Luis Obispo Mar: 3.6San Luis Obispo Apr: 1.4San Luis Obispo May: 0.5San Luis Obispo Jun: 0.0San Luis Obispo Jul: 0.0San Luis Obispo Aug: 0.0San Luis Obispo Sep: 0.1San Luis Obispo Oct: 1.1San Luis Obispo Nov: 1.6San Luis Obispo Dec: 3.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo
MonthHighLowRain
Santa CruzSan Luis ObispoSanta CruzSan Luis ObispoSanta CruzSan Luis Obispo
Jan62°F(17°C)65°F(18°C)41°F(5°C)42°F(6°C)6.1 in(155 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Feb63°F(17°C)65°F(19°C)42°F(6°C)43°F(6°C)5.9 in(150 mm)4.7 in(119 mm)
Mar65°F(18°C)68°F(20°C)44°F(7°C)44°F(7°C)4.3 in(108 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Apr69°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)45°F(7°C)45°F(7°C)2.1 in(54 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
May71°F(22°C)73°F(23°C)48°F(9°C)48°F(9°C)0.8 in(20 mm)0.5 in(13 mm)
Jun74°F(24°C)77°F(25°C)51°F(10°C)51°F(10°C)0.2 in(5 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Jul76°F(24°C)79°F(26°C)52°F(11°C)53°F(12°C)0.1 in(3 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Aug76°F(25°C)80°F(27°C)53°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)80°F(27°C)52°F(11°C)53°F(11°C)0.1 in(3 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Oct74°F(23°C)78°F(25°C)48°F(9°C)49°F(10°C)1.4 in(36 mm)1.1 in(27 mm)
Nov67°F(19°C)71°F(22°C)43°F(6°C)45°F(7°C)3.1 in(80 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Dec61°F(16°C)65°F(19°C)40°F(4°C)41°F(5°C)5.4 in(138 mm)3.9 in(100 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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