Santa Cruz has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 75°F and Jan lows near 41°F, and about 31 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $1.06M.
Explore Santa Cruz on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 6°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (32 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Santa Cruz is dry, golden landscape, both have mountains in the distance (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow43% less rain (18 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (14 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 9°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow43% less rain (18 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F cooler, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snow44% less rain (18 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (16 in vs 31 in), falling mostly in winter, like Santa Cruz, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63° | 41° | 6.3 |
| Feb | 64° | 43° | 6.2 |
| Mar | 66° | 44° | 4.6 |
| Apr | 69° | 46° | 2.0 |
| May | 72° | 49° | 0.8 |
| Jun | 75° | 52° | 0.2 |
| Jul | 75° | 54° | 0.0 |
| Aug | 76° | 54° | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76° | 53° | 0.3 |
| Oct | 73° | 49° | 1.5 |
| Nov | 67° | 45° | 3.7 |
| Dec | 62° | 41° | 5.7 |