Santa Maria has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am), with Jul highs around 86°F and Jan lows near 68°F, and about 98 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: near the coast, mountains in the distance, forested. A typical home costs about $84k (estimate).
Explore Santa Maria on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snow37% less rain (62 in vs 98 in), falling mostly in summer, like Santa Maria, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Santa Maria is forested, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Maria, both near the coast.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F cooler, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow29% more rain (127 in vs 98 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Maria's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, on the water, Santa Maria is near the coast.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (53 in vs 98 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Maria's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Maria, on the water, Santa Maria is near the coast.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snow39% less rain (60 in vs 98 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Maria's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Santa Maria is forested, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Maria, on the water, Santa Maria is near the coast.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 14°F colder.
Rain & snow43% less rain (56 in vs 98 in), falling mostly in summer, like Santa Maria, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Santa Maria is forested, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Santa Maria, on the water, Santa Maria is near the coast.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout a third the rain (37 in vs 98 in), spread through the year, unlike Santa Maria's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Santa Maria is forested, both have mountains in the distance, on the water, Santa Maria is near the coast.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 84° | 68° | 0.9 |
| Feb | 86° | 68° | 0.5 |
| Mar | 90° | 70° | 0.7 |
| Apr | 93° | 73° | 1.6 |
| May | 91° | 75° | 7.6 |
| Jun | 88° | 77° | 13.8 |
| Jul | 86° | 75° | 20.2 |
| Aug | 84° | 75° | 20.8 |
| Sep | 84° | 75° | 15.3 |
| Oct | 86° | 73° | 7.6 |
| Nov | 86° | 72° | 5.7 |
| Dec | 84° | 70° | 3.0 |