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Weather in Santa Cruz, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Santa Cruz stays cool in summer

Santa Cruz has warm winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 65° and a normal night drops to 45°.

Winter 60°/43°Spring 65°/47°Summer 70°/54°Fall 69°/50°
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Sunrise 9:35 am · sunset 8:07 pm

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What stands out about Santa Cruz’s weather

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

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 70°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.Snow is rareNo measurable snow in a normal year.The mildest winters aroundMilder January nights than all 4 towns around it.
A normal year

Where today sits in Santa Cruz’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
60° / 43°
Snow is rare
Spring
65° / 47°
Last frost around Jan 29
Summer
70° / 54°
6 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
69° / 50°
First frost around Dec 13
39 daysuntil the usual first frost (Dec 13)
Best months to be outside
MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Santa Cruz get?Almost none.When is it wettest?January, with 5.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° 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 Santa Cruz itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Santa Cruz, CA (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.