Santa Maria weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Santa Maria is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with August and June close behind. Santa Maria averages about 3,121 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,121
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 401 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 111k
- Elevation
- 67 m
When is the best time to visit Santa Maria?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Maria is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (55/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,121 hours of sunshine a year. July (97/100) is noticeably better than January (55). It ranks #72 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 55% of the annual 401 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 79 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 69 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 62 mm | 6 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 29 mm | 8 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 14 mm | 8 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 6 mm | 9 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 4 mm | 9 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 3 mm | 9 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 6 mm | 7 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 22 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 34 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 73 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Santa Maria by month
The sea off Santa Maria is warmest in October at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in November at 13°C / 55°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Luis Obispo United States · 41 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
- Santa Barbara United States · 77 km · best in Jul · 3,525 h sun/yr
- Los Angeles United States · 216 km · best in Jun · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Fresno United States · 219 km · best in May · 3,516 h sun/yr
- Monterey United States · 226 km · best in Aug · 3,366 h sun/yr
- Ontario United States · 278 km · best in May · 3,804 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bakersfield United States · 140 km · 3,612 h sun/yr · best in May
- Hawthorne United States · 223 km · 3,009 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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