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

Santa Ynez is warming faster than most towns

Santa Ynez has mild winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 39°. Normal November highs come to 71°, and lows to 42°.

Winter 66°/39°Spring 71°/45°Summer 82°/53°Fall 78°/47°
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Sunrise 6:22 am · sunset 5:04 pm

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What stands out about Santa Ynez’s weather

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

Climate →
Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.5° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 100% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 92% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Santa Ynez’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
66° / 39°
Snow is rare
Spring
71° / 45°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
82° / 53°
90° days are rare
Fall now
78° / 47°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?February, with 4.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.5° vs. the 20th century.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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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 Ynez itself (about a 3-mile square). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.