Santa Maria, CA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 61.9°F in Santa Maria, CA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2015, 3rd warmest of 115.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 61.9°F; Warmest since 2015; 3rd warmest of 115
Precipitation: 6.53 in; Driest since 2025; 34th driest of 106

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Santa Maria, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59°F, between 57.5°F and 60.5°F in eight years of ten and 10.03 in of precipitation, between 3.18 in and 13.51 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Santa Maria, CA since 1906: 61.9°F in 2026; the highest is 63.5°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 57.5 to 60.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Santa Maria, CA from 1906 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	61.9	3	73.2	5	50.7	3	6.53	73	0
2025	58.8	36	69.2	68	48.5	20	6.04	80	0
2024	58.7	44	68.8	83	48.5	20	13.92	15	0
2023	57.4	84	67	109	47.8	36	18.22	9	0
2022	59.3	26	70.8	32	47.8	36	3.54	94	0
2021	58.4	52	68.9	81	48	30	5.11	87	0
2020	60.4	9	71.5	14	49.3	15	6.51	74	0
2019	60.3	13	70.9	28	49.7	7	12.94	22	1
2018	60.5	8	71.5	14	49.5	10	6.24	76	0
2017	60	16	70.9	28	49.1	16	14.11	14	0
2016	60.6	7	71.7	11	49.5	10	7.12	63	0
2015	63.5	1	75.1	1	52	1	2.36	103	0
2014	63.4	2	74.8	2	52	1	4.01	92	1
2013	59.7	20	71.3	18	48	30	2.51	102	0
2012	58.5	49	69.8	50	47.1	51	7.23	61	0
2011	58	62	68.6	86	47.4	45	11.79	32	0
2010	57.1	95	67.7	100	46.5	68	12.25	28	0
2009	58.2	60	69.7	55	46.7	60	5.74	82	0
2008	58.2	60	69.4	62	46.9	56	9.17	52	0
2007	59.7	20	71	27	48.3	24	3.25	97	0
2006	59.2	28	70.3	40	48.1	27	13.44	16	0
2005	58.5	49	69	73	48	30	12.58	25	0
2004	58.6	46	69.8	50	47.5	44	5.63	84	0
2003	58.8	36	69.8	50	47.8	36	5.83	81	0
2002	57.1	95	68.3	91	45.9	82	2.56	101	0
2001	57.7	70	68.4	88	47.1	51	10.81	38	0
2000	58.4	52	68.8	83	48	30	13.16	19	0
1999	55.8	112	66.3	113	45.3	96	10.35	44	0
1998	59.2	28	68.9	81	49.4	14	25.05	1	0
1997	59.9	19	71.4	16	48.5	20	4.38	90	0
1996	59.5	24	70.9	28	48.1	27	11.68	33	2
1995	58.8	36	69.3	66	48.3	24	23.13	4	0
1994	58.4	52	69.5	59	47.2	49	9.71	49	0
1993	59.7	20	70.7	34	48.7	18	13.29	18	0
1992	60.4	9	71.2	23	49.5	10	10.53	42	0
1991	57.5	79	67.7	100	47.3	48	13.02	21	0
1990	58.6	46	69.5	59	47.8	36	5.18	86	0
1989	57.9	64	69.2	68	46.6	65	2.74	99	0
1988	58.8	36	70.9	28	46.7	60	6.71	71	0
1987	57.7	70	69.4	62	46.1	80	6.16	79	0
1986	59	31	70.7	34	47.4	45	11.64	34	0
1985	59.4	25	71.3	18	47.4	45	3.56	93	0
1984	60.7	5	73.1	7	48.2	26	1.68	105	0
1983	60.7	5	71.3	18	50.1	4	21.41	5	0
1982	57.7	70	68.4	88	46.9	56	11.39	36	0
1981	58.8	36	69.8	50	47.9	34	12.38	27	0
1980	58.4	52	69	73	47.8	36	12.19	30	0
1979	57.6	78	69	73	46.3	75	11.15	37	0
1978	58.8	36	69.6	57	48.1	27	23.26	3	0
1977	57.7	70	69.6	57	45.7	86	5.51	85	0
1976	58.3	59	70	45	46.6	65	10.53	42	1
1975	56.1	108	66.6	110	45.6	91	7.21	62	0
1974	57	98	67.2	108	46.7	60	10.24	45	0
1973	57	98	67.6	103	46.4	71	14.32	13	0
1972	58	62	69.4	62	46.5	68	0.73	106	0
1971	56.3	106	67.7	100	44.8	102	3.09	98	0
1970	57.7	70	69.5	59	45.8	83	6.89	66	0
1969	57.5	79	67.5	106	47.6	43	17.21	11	0
1968	59	31	70	45	47.9	34	4.10	91	0
1967	57	98	68.4	88	45.7	86	10.61	41	0
1966	57.4	84	69	73	45.7	86	2.57	100	0
1965	57.3	89	68.3	91	46.3	75	6.21	78	0
1964	55.2	114	67.8	97	42.7	116	4.52	88	0
1963	57.4	84	67.6	103	47.1	51	11.40	35	0
1962	56	109	66.2	114	45.7	86	13.10	20	0
1961	57.8	68	69	73	46.7	60	2.34	104	0
1960	57.3	89	67.5	106	47.1	51	12.20	29	0
1959	58.7	44	69.7	55	47.7	42	6.85	68	0
1958	58.9	35	69.3	66	48.4	23	17.83	10	0
1957	57.5	79	68	95	47	55	6.86	67	0
1956	56	109	66.4	112	45.6	91	6.40	75	0
1955	54.8	115	65	115	44.7	104	8.57	54	0
1954	57.5	79	68.7	85	46.2	77	8.37	56	0
1953	57.5	79	69.2	68	45.8	83	3.45	96	0
1952	56.9	102	67.6	103	46.2	77	10.66	40	0
1951	57.3	89	68.2	94	46.4	71	5.64	83	0
1950	57	98	67.8	97	46.2	77	6.77	69	0
1949	55.9	111	66.5	111	45.3	96	6.69	72	0
1948	56.8	104	68.3	91	45.3	96	7.06	64	1
1947	59	31	71.3	18	46.6	65	3.49	95	1
1946	57.8	68	70.1	42	45.4	93	6.75	70	0
1945	57.9	64	70.1	42	45.8	83	7.03	65	0
1944	57.2	94	69	73	45.4	93	9.91	47	0
1943	58.6	46	70.5	37	46.7	60	12.62	24	0
1942	58.4	52	70.3	40	46.4	71	8.11	57	0
1941	60	16	71.4	16	48.7	18	24.65	2	0
1940	60.2	14	71.6	12	48.8	17	11.90	31	0
1939	57.7	70	69.9	48	45.4	93	10.03	46	0
1938	58.4	52	70.4	38	46.4	71	18.90	7	0
1937	57.1	95	69.8	50	44.3	109	13.42	17	0
1936	59.2	28	71.6	12	46.8	59	9.25	51	1
1935	57.7	70	69.4	62	46	81	12.48	26	0
1934	60.4	9	73.6	3	47.2	49	4.42	89	0
1933	56.2	107	69	73	43.4	114	9.86	48	1
1932	56.9	102	69.1	71	44.6	106	7.51	59	0
1931	59.7	20	72.9	8	46.5	68	7.44	60	0
1930	57.9	64	71.1	25	44.7	104	9.16	53	1
1929	57.3	89	71.2	23	43.5	113	6.22	77	0
1928	58.8	36	72.5	10	45.1	99	7.74	58	0
1927	57.9	64	70.8	32	45	101	10.77	39	0
1926	60.1	15	73.2	5	46.9	56			0
1925	58.5	49	71.3	18	45.7	86			0
1924	57.4	84	70.6	36	44.3	109			1
1923	57.4	84	70.1	42	44.6	106			0
1922	57.3	89	69.9	48	44.6	106			0
1921	56.5	105	67.9	96	45.1	99			1
1920	55.8	112	67.8	97	43.9	112			1
1919					43	115			35
1918	57.7	70	71.1	25	44.3	109			1
1917									185
1912	58.8	36	72.8	9	44.8	102			14
1911	60.4	9	70.4	38	49.7	7	18.52	8	14
1910	61.7	4	73.4	4	50.1	4	8.45	55	3
1909	59.3	26	69.1	71	49.5	10	20.43	6	21
1908	58.4	52	69	73	47.8	36	9.56	50	14
1907	59	31	68.5	87	49.6	9	12.88	23	15
1906	60	16	70	45	50.1	4	15.96	12	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	63.5
2014	63.4
2026	61.9
1910	61.7
1984	60.7
1983	60.7
2016	60.6
2018	60.5
2020	60.4
1992	60.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1955	54.8
1964	55.2
1999	55.8
1920	55.8
1949	55.9
1962	56
1956	56
1975	56.1
1933	56.2
1971	56.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	25.05
1941	24.65
1978	23.26
1995	23.13
1983	21.41
1909	20.43
1938	18.90
1911	18.52
2023	18.22
1958	17.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1972	0.73
1984	1.68
1961	2.34
2015	2.36
2013	2.51
2002	2.56
1966	2.57
1989	2.74
1971	3.09
2007	3.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 9 September 2026
Coldest night: 34°F; 10 January 2026, 9 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.42 in; 16 February 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	55.2°F 7th warmest of 114	1.84 in 50th driest of 113
February	56.9°F 9th warmest of 115	3.40 in 36th wettest of 114
March	63.2°F Warmest of 116	0.01 in 3rd driest of 112
April	59.3°F 10th warmest of 116	1.18 in 35th wettest of 111
May	59.3°F 34th warmest of 116	0.06 in 52nd driest of 108
June	62.4°F 20th warmest of 114	a trace 24th driest of 111
July	65.2°F 12th warmest of 114	0.02 in 13th wettest of 110
August	66.5°F 9th warmest of 116	0.02 in 17th wettest of 110
September	66.5°F 13th warmest of 116	a trace 17th driest of 110
October so far	70.4°F 4th warmest of 116	0.00 in Driest of 108

Hot days and freezes

Santa Maria, CA has had 8 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2020, tied 6th most of 115 (with 2020, 1985, 1939 and 1 other year).
Santa Maria, CA has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 11th most of 115 (with 2023, 2019, 2012 and 17 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
9 September	Warmest day	103°F	99°F 1984	Provisional
21 July	Warmest day	92°F	89°F 1960	Provisional
23 March	Warmest day	93°F	89°F 1926	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	90°F	87°F 1931	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	88°F	83°F 1984, 1925	Provisional
18 March	Warmest day	93°F	83°F 1960	Provisional
17 March	Warmest day	95°F	85°F 1978	Provisional
27 February	Warmest day	87°F	86°F 1932	Provisional
5 February	Warmest day	81°F	80°F 2018, 2001	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 6.53 in of precipitation in Santa Maria, CA, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 34th driest of 106.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Santa Maria, CA: 103°F on Wednesday 9 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Santa Maria, CA: a low of 34°F on Saturday 10 January 2026 and Friday 9 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Santa Maria, CA: 1.42 in on Monday 16 February 2026.