20 Places With Weather Like Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California has warm summers and cool winters, with most rain from December to March, highs between 61°F (16°C) and 77°F (25°C) and 30 in (754 mm) of rain a year. These 20 cities have the closest month-by-month highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine of any with 25,000+ people, with seasons lined up across hemispheres. San Francisco, California comes out on top at 95%; 12 of the 20 are outside the United States.
The 20 closest climates
- 🇺🇸San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 828k95%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallSanta Cruz vs San Francisco →
- 🇺🇸PetalumaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 60k90%matchSame winter lowsSimilar rainfallSanta Cruz vs Petaluma →
- 🇨🇱Quilpué↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 130k84%matchSame summer highsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Quilpué →
- 🇨🇱Cauquenes↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 39k81%matchSame winter lowsSimilar rainfallSanta Cruz vs Cauquenes →
- 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k80%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsSanta Cruz vs Santa Maria →
- 🇺🇸DublinCalifornia, United States · Pop. 58k79%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs Dublin →
- 🇺🇸San Luis ObispoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 47k78%matchSame winter lowsLess humidSanta Cruz vs San Luis Obispo →
- 🇨🇱Constitución↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 41k75%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsSanta Cruz vs Constitución →
- 🇨🇱San Antonio↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 88k74%matchDrier overallMilder wintersSanta Cruz vs San Antonio →
- 🇨🇱Talca↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 197k73%matchSame winter lowsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Talca →
- 🇺🇸SoledadCalifornia, United States · Pop. 25k71%matchSame winter lowsDrier wintersSanta Cruz vs Soledad →
- 🇨🇱Curicó↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 102k68%matchSimilar rainfallSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Curicó →
- 🇵🇹LeiriaPortugal · Pop. 129k67%matchSame humidityDrier wintersSanta Cruz vs Leiria →
- 🇨🇱La Ligua↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 32k67%matchSame humidityDrier overallSanta Cruz vs La Ligua →
- 🇺🇸Santa BarbaraCalifornia, United States · Pop. 92k66%matchDrier overallLess humidSanta Cruz vs Santa Barbara →
- 🇿🇦Cape Town↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 4.8M65%matchSame summer highsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Cape Town →
- 🇺🇸EurekaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 27k63%matchSame winter lowsCooler summersSanta Cruz vs Eureka →
- 🇨🇱San Vicente de Tagua Tagua↻Seasons flipped. O'Higgins Region, Chile · Pop. 44k62%matchSame winter lowsHotter summersSanta Cruz vs San Vicente de Tagua Tagua →
- 🇦🇺Mount Gambier↻Seasons flipped. South Australia, Australia · Pop. 26k62%matchSame summer highsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Mount Gambier →
- 🇨🇱Linares↻Seasons flipped. Maule Region, Chile · Pop. 70k61%matchSame humidityWetter summersSanta Cruz vs Linares →
↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with Santa Cruz's July.
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Like Santa Cruz, but…
Like Santa Cruz, but warmer
See more →- 🇺🇸OaklandCalifornia, United States · Pop. 419k91%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs Oakland →
- 🇺🇸SunnyvaleCalifornia, United States · Pop. 156k83%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs Sunnyvale →
- 🇲🇦LaracheTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco · Pop. 137k80%matchSame humidityMilder wintersSanta Cruz vs Larache →
- 🇲🇦TemaraRabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco · Pop. 342k79%matchDrier wintersMilder wintersSanta Cruz vs Temara →
- 🇲🇦CasablancaCasablanca-Settat, Morocco · Pop. 3.7M78%matchDrier wintersMilder wintersSanta Cruz vs Casablanca →
Like Santa Cruz, but drier
See more →- 🇺🇸San MateoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 104k99%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs San Mateo →
- 🇺🇸SalinasCalifornia, United States · Pop. 157k98%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs Salinas →
- 🇨🇱Quilpué↻Seasons flipped. Valparaiso, Chile · Pop. 130k93%matchSame summer highsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Quilpué →
- 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k87%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsSanta Cruz vs Santa Maria →
- 🇺🇸SaratogaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 31k87%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineSanta Cruz vs Saratoga →
Like Santa Cruz, but sunnier
See more →- 🇺🇸Santa MariaCalifornia, United States · Pop. 105k78%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsSanta Cruz vs Santa Maria →
- 🇺🇸San Luis ObispoCalifornia, United States · Pop. 47k77%matchSame winter lowsLess humidSanta Cruz vs San Luis Obispo →
- 🇿🇦Cape Town↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 4.8M67%matchSame summer highsSame humiditySanta Cruz vs Cape Town →
- 🇺🇸SoledadCalifornia, United States · Pop. 25k67%matchSame winter lowsDrier wintersSanta Cruz vs Soledad →
- 🇿🇦Saldanha↻Seasons flipped. Western Cape, South Africa · Pop. 68k66%matchSame summer highsDrier wintersSanta Cruz vs Saldanha →