California · county areal climate 1951–2025
Santa Barbara County, CA
A 59.1°F / 18.2" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+3.3°F (59.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
74% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
59.1°F
annual mean · 18.2" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.5°F
59.6°F · 25.2" (138% of normal)
Warmest Year
61.9°F
2014 · coldest 55.3°F (1955)
Wettest Year
39.1in
1983 · driest 3.9" (2013)
Hottest Day
107.6°F
Sep 7 · 2020
Coldest Day
15.6°F
Dec 23 · 1990
Biggest Rain Day
4.72in
Jan 10 · 2023
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.