Santa Maria, California vs Lafayette, California Climate
73%matchSanta Maria vs Lafayette: a 73% climate match. Compared with Santa Maria, Lafayette has the same winter lows and 6°F (3°C) hotter summer days.
Santa Maria gets 17 in (429 mm) of rain a year and Lafayette 22 in (555 mm). Santa Maria's warmest month is September, at 78°F (25°C); Lafayette's is August, at 83°F (28°C).
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
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Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | Lafayette | Santa Maria | Lafayette | Santa Maria | Lafayette | |
| Jan | 66°F(19°C) | 56°F(14°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 3.5 in(90 mm) | 4.6 in(116 mm) |
| Feb | 67°F(19°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 3.7 in(93 mm) | 4.3 in(109 mm) |
| Mar | 69°F(20°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 2.6 in(66 mm) | 3.0 in(75 mm) |
| Apr | 71°F(22°C) | 69°F(20°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 1.3 in(33 mm) | 1.5 in(38 mm) |
| May | 72°F(22°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 0.4 in(9 mm) | 0.7 in(17 mm) |
| Jun | 74°F(23°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 0.0 in(1 mm) | 0.2 in(4 mm) |
| Jul | 75°F(24°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 0.0 in(0 mm) | 0.0 in(1 mm) |
| Aug | 76°F(25°C) | 83°F(28°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 0.0 in(1 mm) | 0.0 in(1 mm) |
| Sep | 78°F(25°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 0.1 in(2 mm) | 0.1 in(2 mm) |
| Oct | 77°F(25°C) | 76°F(25°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 0.9 in(22 mm) | 1.1 in(28 mm) |
| Nov | 72°F(22°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 1.4 in(35 mm) | 2.4 in(60 mm) |
| Dec | 66°F(19°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 3.0 in(77 mm) | 4.1 in(104 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.