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Weather in Isla Vista, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

It hardly ever freezes in Isla Vista

Isla Vista has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of. Normal November highs come to 68°, and lows to 49°.

Winter 64°/46°Spring 66°/50°Summer 71°/57°Fall 71°/54°
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What stands out about Isla Vista’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
It hardly ever freezesOnly 46% of years see a night at 32° or below.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 72°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.Milder winters than most of CaliforniaJanuary nights average 45°, milder than 1,442 of 1,618 California towns.Snow is rareNo measurable snow in a normal year.
A normal year

Where today sits in Isla Vista’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
64° / 46°
Snow is rare
Spring
66° / 50°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
71° / 57°
1 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
71° / 54°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Isla Vista get?Almost none.When is it wettest?February, with 4.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.6° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Isla Vista itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Santa Barbara, CA (10 mi, snow) and Santa Barbara 11 W, CA (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.