Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Barbara weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Santa Barbara: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 13 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ventura (40 km away). In July its highs average 25.7°C, 4.3°C cooler than Santa Barbara, with 2.3 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Barbara ranks joint 264th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 81st of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Santa Barbara is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Barbara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.1°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 93 | 6.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 19.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 94 | 6.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.6°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 70 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.7°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 24 | 3.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 10 | 1.8 | 13.914 h |
| June | 27.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.414 h |
| July, selected | 30.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 2.7 | 0.7 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 29.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 18 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 22.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 26 | 3.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 18.9°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 61 | 5.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Ventura in JulyUnited States · 40 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Oxnard in JulyUnited States · 54 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Thousand Oaks in JulyUnited States · 84 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 18.4°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Simi Valley in JulyUnited States · 86 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Santa Maria, United States in JulyUnited States · 90 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in JulyUnited States · 100 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in JulyUnited States · 106 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Bakersfield in JulyUnited States · 123 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Barbara) is explained once on the Santa Barbara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.