The climate of Santa Cruz (California
- United States of America)
Santa Cruz is located in the western part of California and is the
capital of Santa Cruz County. Because of its location on the Bay of
Monterey Santa Cruz is very popular among tourists. Because of its
situation on this bay beautiful and quiet beaches with unique animal
and plant life can be found here. This bay is even home to dolphins.
Santa Cruz is very popular among surfers. Many important surfboard
manufacturers have outlets here. The height of the waves are unique
for this region.
Santa Cruz has a Mediterranean climate with cool and wet winters and
warm and dry summers. Because of the presence of Monterey Bay fog
occurs regularly during the night and early morning, especially during
the summer. The highest temperature on record is 42 degrees Celsius
(108 degrees Fahrenheit). The lowest temperature on record is -7
degrees Celsius (19.4 degrees Fahrenheit). Precipitation figures are
highest from November till April. On average Santa Cruz gets 65 rainy
days per year. Every now and then Santa Cruz gets hit by heavy storms
causing heavy rain and fierce gusts of wind.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Santa Cruz:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
15
4
6
9
13
February
17
5
7
9
13
March
17
6
9
10
12
April
19
6
10
6
12
May
21
8
11
3
12
June
23
10
11
1
13
July
24
11
11
1
14
August
24
11
10
1
15
September
24
10
9
2
15
October
22
9
8
4
15
November
18
6
6
8
14
December
15
4
5
9
13
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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