Santa Catarina has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), with Jul highs around 91°F and Jan lows near 46°F, and about 16 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $83k (estimate).
Explore Santa Catarina on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snow21% more rain (20 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Santa Catarina, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Catarina, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights 6°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (15 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Catarina's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home, sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (15 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Catarina's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home, sits on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow40% more rain (23 in vs 16 in), falling mostly in summer, like Santa Catarina, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Catarina, both well inland, 2,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (19 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Catarina's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snow20% more rain (19 in vs 16 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Catarina's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Santa Catarina is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Catarina, both well inland, 2,100 ft lower.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66° | 46° | 0.4 |
| Feb | 71° | 49° | 0.5 |
| Mar | 78° | 54° | 0.4 |
| Apr | 84° | 62° | 0.8 |
| May | 88° | 67° | 1.1 |
| Jun | 90° | 71° | 2.0 |
| Jul | 91° | 71° | 1.3 |
| Aug | 91° | 71° | 2.7 |
| Sep | 85° | 68° | 4.1 |
| Oct | 79° | 61° | 1.8 |
| Nov | 72° | 53° | 0.6 |
| Dec | 67° | 46° | 0.4 |