Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Maria, United States weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Santa Maria, United States: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 22 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Barbara (90 km away). In November its highs average 22.4°C, 2.2°C warmer than Santa Maria, United States, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Maria, United States ranks 127th of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 119th of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Santa Maria, United States is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 16.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 71 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Santa Barbara in NovemberUnited States · 90 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Ventura in NovemberUnited States · 129 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Bakersfield in NovemberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Oxnard in NovemberUnited States · 143 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Simi Valley in NovemberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Thousand Oaks in NovemberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in NovemberUnited States · 176 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in NovemberUnited States · 184 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 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.