Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Maria, United States weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Santa Maria, United States: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 03 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Barbara (90 km away). In April its highs average 22.7°C, 2.8°C warmer than Santa Maria, United States, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Maria, United States ranks joint 244th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 75th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Santa Maria, United States is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
April 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 Maria, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 96 | 7.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 17.1°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 92 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 72 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 20.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 26 | 3.3 | 13.013 h |
| May | 21.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 11 | 1.5 | 14.014 h |
| June | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14.514 h |
| July | 25.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 26.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.2°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 19 | 1.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 35 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.8°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 71 | 6.1 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Santa Barbara in AprilUnited States · 90 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Ventura in AprilUnited States · 129 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Bakersfield in AprilUnited States · 137 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Oxnard in AprilUnited States · 143 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 11.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Simi Valley in AprilUnited States · 169 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Thousand Oaks in AprilUnited States · 170 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in AprilUnited States · 176 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in AprilUnited States · 184 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 21 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 Maria) is explained once on the Santa Maria, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.