Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Maria, United States weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the joint 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Santa Maria, United States: daytime highs average 17.1°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 92 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 54 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Barbara (90 km away). In February its highs average 19.0°C, 1.9°C warmer than Santa Maria, United States, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Maria, United States ranks joint 125th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 385th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Santa Maria, United States is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 92 mm to 72 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Santa Barbara in FebruaryUnited States · 90 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.3°C · 94 mm rain
- Ventura in FebruaryUnited States · 129 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 7.7°C · 95 mm rain
- Bakersfield in FebruaryUnited States · 137 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Oxnard in FebruaryUnited States · 143 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.0°C · 95 mm rain
- Simi Valley in FebruaryUnited States · 169 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.4°C · 98 mm rain
- Thousand Oaks in FebruaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 6.9°C · 98 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 176 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 5.7°C · 82 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in FebruaryUnited States · 184 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 5.6°C · 82 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.