Santa Barbara, USA
ocean climate · beach · medium crowds · premium prices
There are 74 ocean destinations in our catalog, and Santa Barbara's numbers hold their own: a 100/100 sun score at its June peak, when rain interrupts barely 1% of days. For a beach trip under maritime skies, the data is a good starting point.
August is the heat peak, averaging 29°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 8°C. Rain is most likely in March, when about 27% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in July (0%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through June–October.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 28°C against winter's 19°C, while rain-day odds move from 20% in winter and 15% in spring to 1% in summer and 7% through autumn. Summer wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, June buys you 26°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Santa Barbara
Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is June at 100/100, then July at 100 and August at 100. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–December all score 70 or better. At the other end, January scores just 74, the weakest month of the year.
For context: in June, Santa Barbara is drier than 93% of the ocean destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Santa Barbara → · More destinations for June →
As of the latest refresh, Santa Barbara's next 16 days span 15°C to 27°C; 6 days look mostly sunny while one looks likely to be wet — a live sun score of 88/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 9,069 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,973 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,796 km | ~11 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 9,127 km | ~12 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 9,336 km | ~12 h 15 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 22° / 16° | 55% | 0% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 22° / 16° | 97% | 5% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 20° / 16° | 70% | 24% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 19° / 15° | 77% | 50% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 22° / 17° | 63% | 24% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 24° / 17° | 26% | 0% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 25° / 18° | 14% | 5% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 22° / 17° | 18% | 5% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 21° / 16° | 85% | 1% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 21° / 15° | 21% | 3% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 24° / 17° | 52% | 4% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 26° / 18° | 20% | 1% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 27° / 21° | 71% | 0% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 26° / 19° | 74% | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 22° / 16° | 14% | 7% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 17° / 15° | 75% | 3% |
Santa Barbara climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (June highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.4° / 8.1° | 48.2% | 20.3% | 74 |
| February | 18.9° / 8.2° | 38.9% | 20% | 78 |
| March | 19.2° / 9.2° | 45.9% | 27% | 80 |
| April | 22.3° / 11.5° | 36.5% | 10% | 98 |
| May | 22.8° / 12.9° | 35.6% | 6.8% | 99 |
| June | 26° / 16° | 29.6% | 1.3% | 100 |
| July | 28.8° / 18.5° | 18.2% | 0.3% | 100 |
| August | 29.3° / 19° | 16.3% | 1.6% | 100 |
| September | 28.1° / 17.5° | 19.1% | 5.7% | 98 |
| October | 26.2° / 14.5° | 23.1% | 5.1% | 96 |
| November | 22.2° / 10.9° | 33.5% | 10.7% | 93 |
| December | 19.1° / 8.8° | 47.9% | 19.5% | 79 |
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