Weather in Santa Clara

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:13 am (EST)

Now · mainly clear 79 °F

Feels like: 89 °F
Low / high: 78 / 89 °F
Rain: 72% · 0.04 in
Wind: 3 mph NE

→ 29.85 inHg · steady UV 11 · extreme

Today in Santa Clara: light drizzle, 78 °F to 89 °F, with a 72% chance of rain (0.04 in) and a light air from the northeast (3 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 78 °F to 87 °F and a 50% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 89 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

89° 78°
Today
87° 78°
Fri 30
86° 78°
Sat 31
83° 77°
Sun 1
83° 77°
Mon 2
82° 76°
Tue 3
81° 77°
Wed 4
82° 76°
Thu 5
82° 76°
Fri 6
84° 79°
Sat 7
89° 78°
Sun 8
87° 79°
Mon 9
89° 79°
Tue 10
90° 80°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	78 / 89 °F	72% · 0.04 in	7 mph NNE	0.8 ft	5:25 am · 5:57 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	78 / 87 °F	50% · 0.12 in	5 mph NE	0.9 ft	6:12 am · 6:47 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light showers	78 / 86 °F	88% · 0.20 in	5 mph ENE	0.8 ft	7:03 am · 7:42 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light showers	77 / 83 °F	100% · 0.60 in	4 mph WNW	0.4 ft	8:02 am · 8:45 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Showers	77 / 83 °F	98% · 0.79 in	5 mph NNW	0.4 ft	9:10 am · 9:58 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	76 / 82 °F	100% · 0.15 in	9 mph WSW	0.8 ft	10:28 am · 11:13 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	77 / 81 °F	97% · 0.24 in	11 mph WSW	1.1 ft	11:46 am	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	76 / 82 °F	100% · 0.64 in	8 mph WSW	1.0 ft	12:20 am · 12:54 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	76 / 82 °F	99% · 0.17 in	12 mph WSW	1.5 ft	1:17 am · 1:50 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Drizzle	79 / 84 °F	92% · 0.24 in	4 mph NNE	1.4 ft	2:07 am · 2:38 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	78 / 89 °F	69% · 0.02 in	7 mph NNW	1.8 ft	2:51 am · 3:21 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	79 / 87 °F	72% · 0.17 in	5 mph NNE	1.7 ft	3:31 am · 4:01 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	79 / 89 °F	76% · 0.05 in	9 mph NNE	1.7 ft	4:09 am · 4:38 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	80 / 90 °F	85%	5 mph N	1.9 ft	4:44 am · 5:13 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Mainly clear	Mainly clear
Temperature	79°	78°	79°	85°	89°	89°	83°	81°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	48%	68%	17%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 NE	2 NE	1 ENE	3 NE	3 NNE	5 N	7 N	4 NNE
Humidity	85%	89%	91%	74%	65%	64%	73%	80%
UV	0	0	0	5	11	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	89°	87°	86°	83°	83°	82°	81°
AIFS	90°	89°	87°	86°	85°	85°	84°
GFS	88°	89°	86°	81°	85°	83°	84°
ICON	92°	90°	91°	88°	89°	84°	87°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.04 in	0.12 in	0.20 in	0.60 in	0.79 in	0.15 in	0.24 in
AIFS	0.05 in	0.07 in	0.23 in	0.38 in	0.47 in	0.57 in	0.52 in
GFS	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.45 in	0.27 in	0.97 in	0.39 in	0.43 in
ICON	0	0	0.06 in	0.28 in	0.13 in	0.37 in	0.13 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	714	515	516	415	515	919	1120
AIFS	12	13	11	9	6	7	9
GFS	1315	1513	109	85	75	75	75
ICON	1627	1526	915	513	611	510	916
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	72%	50%	88%	100%	98%	100%	97%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	51%	61%	100%	100%	95%	95%	97%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, a bit drier and a warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit below −25%	Above +2.9 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.2 °F	A bit below −49%	Above +3.2 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +3.2 °F	A bit below −48%	Above +3.2 °F	85° / 78°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +3.4 °F	A bit below −48%	Above +3.1 °F	85° / 78°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +3.4 °F	Below −56%	Above +2.9 °F	86° / 79°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +3.6 °F	A bit below −44%	Above +3.4 °F
December	Above +3.6 °F	Below −66%	Above +2.9 °F
January	Above +3.4 °F	Below −59%	Above +2.3 °F
February	Above +3.4 °F	Normal	Above +2.3 °F
March	Above +3.6 °F	A bit below −31%	Above +2.9 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Santa Clara climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Santa Clara is from January to March: highs of 89 °F to 91 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

89° 73°

JanJ
90° 74°

FebF
91° 75°

MarM
92° 76°

AprA
90° 76°

MayM
88° 75°

JunJ
88° 75°

JulJ
88° 74°

AugA
88° 73°

SepS
88° 74°

OctO
87° 73°

NovN
88° 73°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	89°	73°	0.83 in	3	8.2	81°	2.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	90°	74°	0.17 in	1	8.8	79°	2.3 ft
MarchMar	91°	75°	0.34 in	2	8.3	78°	2.2 ft
AprilApr	92°	76°	1.94 in	10	8.2	81°	2.0 ft
MayMay	90°	76°	9.11 in	22	6.9	83°	2.1 ft
JuneJun	88°	75°	9.02 in	24	6.6	84°	2.1 ft
JulyJul	88°	75°	7.78 in	24	6.2	84°	2.1 ft
AugustAug	88°	74°	8.11 in	23	6.3	84°	2.1 ft
SeptemberSep	88°	73°	9.06 in	24	6.5	84°	2.0 ft
OctoberOct	88°	74°	11.52 in	24	6.2	83°	2.1 ft
NovemberNov	87°	73°	14.16 in	24	5.9	83°	2.1 ft
DecemberDec	88°	73°	3.62 in	12	6.9	82°	2.1 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	81°	2.4 ft
Feb	79°	2.3 ft
Mar	78°	2.2 ft
Apr	81°	2.0 ft
May	83°	2.1 ft
Jun	84°	2.1 ft
Jul	84°	2.1 ft
Aug	84°	2.1 ft
Sep	84°	2.0 ft
Oct	83°	2.1 ft
Nov	83°	2.1 ft
Dec	82°	2.1 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 75.67 in of rain on about 192 days and about 2,600 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now79 °Ffeels like 89 °F

Tomorrow78 / 87 °F

It's 79 °F now (feels like 89 °F). Today, 78 °F to 89 °F; tomorrow, 78 °F to 87 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 72% 0.04 in
Fri 30 50% 0.12 in
Sat 31 88% 0.20 in
Sun 1 100% 0.60 in
Mon 2 98% 0.79 in
Tue 3 100% 0.15 in
Wed 4 97% 0.24 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 72%, with 0.04 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 50% and 0.12 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.07 in; last 3 days, 0.88 in; last 7 days, 2.55 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity85%

Dew point74 °F

Humidity is 85% now and the dew point is 74 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds48%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak11extreme

Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 7

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.7029.8029.9030.00 29.72

Steady now (0.00 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 20

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.07 in	8 mph N
Tue 27	Showers	78 / 85 °F	0.70 in	6 mph N
Mon 26	Drizzle	78 / 87 °F	0.11 in	6 mph NNW
Sun 25	Drizzle	79 / 87 °F	0.18 in	10 mph NW
Sat 24	Showers	79 / 83 °F	1.20 in	6 mph N
Fri 23	Light drizzle	79 / 87 °F	0.05 in	5 mph W
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	77 / 84 °F	0.24 in	6 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Showers	77 / 84 °F	1.89 in	5 mph NW
Tue 20	Light showers	78 / 84 °F	0.39 in	6 mph N
Mon 19	Drizzle	79 / 89 °F	0.21 in	6 mph N
Sun 18	Drizzle	78 / 86 °F	0.10 in	9 mph NE
Sat 17	Showers	78 / 86 °F	0.94 in	13 mph WSW
Fri 16	Heavy drizzle	79 / 87 °F	0.30 in	4 mph ESE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	77 / 88 °F	0.05 in	9 mph NE
Wed 14	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	0.11 in	4 mph NNE
Tue 13	Drizzle	77 / 83 °F	0.26 in	9 mph WNW
Mon 12	Showers	78 / 82 °F	1.54 in	7 mph S
Sun 11	Thunderstorm	78 / 86 °F	1.40 in	6 mph N
Sat 10	Drizzle	78 / 86 °F	0.09 in	7 mph N
Fri 9	Drizzle	79 / 86 °F	0.15 in	4 mph NW
Thu 8	Drizzle	78 / 86 °F	0.22 in	5 mph N
Wed 7	Light showers	78 / 85 °F	0.33 in	6 mph NE
Tue 6	Thunderstorm	79 / 86 °F	1.58 in	6 mph NNW
Mon 5	Heavy drizzle	80 / 86 °F	0.20 in	5 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	78 / 86 °F	0.08 in	11 mph NNE
Sat 3	Light showers	77 / 82 °F	0.95 in	11 mph W
Fri 2	Light showers	78 / 83 °F	0.66 in	12 mph W
Thu 1	Showers	79 / 84 °F	0.50 in	12 mph SW
Wed 30	Showers	80 / 88 °F	0.53 in	9 mph W
Tue 29	Drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.08 in	6 mph N

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Santa ClaraQuestions

What's the weather like today in Santa Clara?

Light drizzle, from 78 °F to 89 °F, with a light air from the northeast (3 mph) and a 72% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Santa Clara?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 50% (0.12 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 76 °F and a high of 89 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 11 (extreme). Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.85 inHg and steady: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Santa Clara?

The best time to visit Santa Clara is from January to March: highs of 89 °F to 91 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Santa Clara in October?

In October, Santa Clara normally sees highs of 88 °F and lows of 74 °F, with about 24 rainy days (11.52 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 83 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Santa Clara?

The warmest is April, with average highs of 92 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 73 °F. The wettest is November (14.16 in) and the driest, February.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:13 am (local time).

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