Santa Barbara County, CA
An ordinary day in Santa Barbara County, CA: was cooler than 46 of 75 earlier years in the county average (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
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- High
- 74.4°F
- Coldest since 2025
- 30th coldest of 76
- Low
- 49°F
- Coldest since 2021
- 18th coldest of 76
No measurable precipitation in the county average of Santa Barbara County, CA for 32 days to Tuesday 29 September 2026 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Normal range, 48.1 to 58.7°F
Every year as a table
Every 29 September high of the county average in Santa Barbara County, CA since 1951: 74.4°F in 2026; the highest is 94.3°F, in 1997.
| Year | High, °F | Low, °F |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74.4 | 49 |
| 2025 | 72 | 55.6 |
| 2024 | 77.7 | 53.7 |
| 2023 | 73.3 | 50.4 |
| 2022 | 87.7 | 57.7 |
| 2021 | 70.6 | 48.3 |
| 2020 | 86.4 | 57.9 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 45.8 |
| 2018 | 78 | 53.8 |
| 2017 | 87.4 | 54.2 |
| 2016 | 87.1 | 59.6 |
| 2015 | 85 | 56.3 |
| 2014 | 73.9 | 48.8 |
| 2013 | 83.1 | 50.6 |
| 2012 | 78.7 | 53.9 |
| 2011 | 85.2 | 58.6 |
| 2010 | 93.7 | 64.2 |
| 2009 | 75.9 | 52.6 |
| 2008 | 82.8 | 55.8 |
| 2007 | 64.7 | 48.4 |
| 2006 | 80.1 | 52.1 |
| 2005 | 90.1 | 55.8 |
| 2004 | 70.2 | 44.7 |
| 2003 | 79 | 54.1 |
| 2002 | 62.9 | 50.1 |
| 2001 | 79.6 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 73.6 | 51.1 |
| 1999 | 85.6 | 53.3 |
| 1998 | 68.1 | 47.4 |
| 1997 | 94.3 | 61.3 |
| 1996 | 83.7 | 55.2 |
| 1995 | 68.6 | 48.2 |
| 1994 | 77.1 | 58.5 |
| 1993 | 87.8 | 53.5 |
| 1992 | 86.7 | 57.7 |
| 1991 | 81.2 | 53.3 |
| 1990 | 75.1 | 52.9 |
| 1989 | 70.9 | 51.9 |
| 1988 | 85.7 | 52.4 |
| 1987 | 82 | 55.7 |
| 1986 | 72.5 | 46.4 |
| 1985 | 72.8 | 54.4 |
| 1984 | 89.1 | 59.9 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 54.4 |
| 1982 | 69.7 | 48.3 |
| 1981 | 70.2 | 52.4 |
| 1980 | 80 | 51.3 |
| 1979 | 75 | 52.4 |
| 1978 | 89.2 | 58.2 |
| 1977 | 75.4 | 52.8 |
| 1976 | 68.7 | 57.3 |
| 1975 | 73.3 | 51.7 |
| 1974 | 74.6 | 48.8 |
| 1973 | 87.6 | 52.6 |
| 1972 | 75.2 | 57.1 |
| 1971 | 68.3 | 42.5 |
| 1970 | 89.7 | 56 |
| 1969 | 78.2 | 53 |
| 1968 | 76.2 | 51.4 |
| 1967 | 75.5 | 59.3 |
| 1966 | 83.1 | 62.8 |
| 1965 | 69.5 | 46.9 |
| 1964 | 70.9 | 47.5 |
| 1963 | 90.3 | 61.2 |
| 1962 | 67.7 | 48.6 |
| 1961 | 77 | 51.1 |
| 1960 | 73.5 | 50 |
| 1959 | 74 | 49 |
| 1958 | 82.6 | 54.3 |
| 1957 | 78.7 | 53.9 |
| 1956 | 86.9 | 54.8 |
| 1955 | 68.4 | 45.8 |
| 1954 | 73.3 | 48.7 |
| 1953 | 74.3 | 49.2 |
| 1952 | 76.9 | 54.8 |
| 1951 | 69.1 | 46.4 |
The month
September 2026 so far averaged 66.4°F in Santa Barbara County, CA, the coldest 1 to 29 September in the county average since 2023, tied 37th coldest of 76 (with 2010) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
The month in words
- August 2026 averaged 73.2°F in Santa Barbara County, CA, the warmest August in the county average since the data begin in 1895 (county average from NOAA's monthly county data, 1895 to 2026).
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a high of 74.4°F averaged over Santa Barbara County, CA, the coldest 29 September day in the county average since 2025, 30th coldest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a low of 49°F averaged over Santa Barbara County, CA, the coldest 29 September night in the county average since 2021, tied 18th coldest of 76 (with 1959) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Days of the month without a value
- 0
Nearby
Santa Maria, CA 34.1 mi, the nearest city with its own station