Weather in Santa Maria

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:52 am (GMT+8)

Now · partly cloudy 84 °F

Feels like: 92 °F
Low / high: 75 / 88 °F
Rain: 10%
Wind: 2 mph ESE

↗ 29.98 inHg · rising UV 9 · very high

Today in Santa Maria: overcast, 75 °F to 88 °F, with a 10% chance of rain and a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 78 °F to 88 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 88 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

88° 75°
Today
88° 78°
Fri 30
87° 75°
Sat 31
87° 76°
Sun 1
87° 72°
Mon 2
88° 74°
Tue 3
85° 75°
Wed 4
85° 75°
Thu 5
86° 73°
Fri 6
86° 71°
Sat 7
85° 75°
Sun 8
85° 74°
Mon 9
85° 76°
Tue 10
86° 73°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	75 / 88 °F	10%	6 mph ENE	4.3 ft	10:39 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	78 / 88 °F	100% · 0.20 in	6 mph WSW	3.7 ft	11:34 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	75 / 87 °F	100% · 0.09 in	6 mph SSW	2.5 ft	—	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light showers	76 / 87 °F	100% · 0.25 in	5 mph NNE	2.2 ft	12:33 am	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	72 / 87 °F	95% · 0.06 in	5 mph NNE	1.6 ft	1:36 am	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	74 / 88 °F	100% · 0.11 in	5 mph ENE	1.3 ft	2:41 am	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	75 / 85 °F	49% · 0.07 in	6 mph SW	3.1 ft	3:47 am	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	75 / 85 °F	27% · 0.02 in	7 mph NW	3.1 ft	4:55 am · 7:13 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	73 / 86 °F	31% · 0.09 in	4 mph ESE	2.8 ft	6:07 am · 7:12 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	71 / 86 °F	36% · 0.07 in	5 mph E	2.6 ft	7:29 am · 7:31 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	75 / 85 °F	45% · 0.05 in	4 mph ENE	3.2 ft	7:56 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	74 / 85 °F	59% · 0.05 in	3 mph ENE	5.2 ft	8:26 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	61% · 0.21 in	4 mph S	6.2 ft	8:59 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	73 / 86 °F	53% · 0.05 in	5 mph ESE	5.8 ft	9:35 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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Clear
Temperature	78°	75°	78°	86°	88°	86°	82°	79°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	10%	7%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 E	4 E	5 E	1 SSW	6 W	5 W	2 NNW	2 ESE
Humidity	83%	80%	74%	68%	68%	69%	82%	90%
UV	0	0	0	5	8	2	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

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	88°	88°	87°	87°	87°	88°	85°
AIFS	86°	86°	86°	86°	87°	86°	86°
GFS	87°	86°	87°	87°	87°	87°	86°
ICON	89°	88°	89°	89°	89°	88°	87°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.20 in	0.09 in	0.25 in	0.06 in	0.11 in	0.07 in
AIFS	0.05 in	0.07 in	0.09 in	0.14 in	0.07 in	0.07 in	0.05 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.06 in	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.11 in	0.41 in	0
ICON	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0.12 in	0
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	low	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	615	615	616	516	517	515	618
AIFS	5	3	4	4	3	4	4
GFS	75	85	84	86	95	85	84
ICON	611	713	712	611	711	612	711
Confidence	high	high	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)	10%	100%	100%	100%	95%	100%	49%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	19%	100%	98%	99%	100%	84%	26%

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: normal temperatures, a bit drier and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.5 °F	Below −61%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −41%	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −30%	A bit above +1.6 °F	82° / 76°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −43%	A bit above +1.6 °F	82° / 76°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −35%	Above +1.8 °F	82° / 76°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −29%	Above +2.2 °F
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit below −32%	Above +2.2 °F
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit below −35%	A bit above +1.6 °F
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit below −30%	A bit above +1.6 °F
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit below −41%	Above +2.0 °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 Maria climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Santa Maria is from January to February: highs of 87 °F to 88 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Typhoon season: from May to November, peaking in October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 49 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Santa Maria, about 2 a year; 28 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fung-Wong, in November 2025.

87° 71°

JanJ
88° 71°

FebF
90° 73°

MarM
92° 76°

AprA
93° 76°

MayM
91° 76°

JunJ
89° 75°

JulJ
88° 75°

AugA
88° 75°

SepS
89° 75°

OctO
89° 74°

NovN
87° 73°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	87°	71°	0.18 in	2	7.2	81°	4.5 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	88°	71°	0.45 in	3	7.3	80°	3.6 ft	–
MarchMar	90°	73°	0.91 in	4	8.0	82°	3.0 ft	–
AprilApr	92°	76°	0.95 in	7	8.1	84°	2.1 ft	–
MayMay	93°	76°	7.68 in	19	7.0	86°	1.7 ft	5
JuneJun	91°	76°	13.96 in	23	6.1	86°	2.9 ft	3
JulyJul	89°	75°	25.89 in	27	5.5	85°	3.3 ft	5
AugustAug	88°	75°	26.72 in	27	4.8	85°	3.9 ft	4
SeptemberSep	88°	75°	13.04 in	25	4.8	84°	3.4 ft	5
OctoberOct	89°	75°	5.61 in	15	6.5	84°	4.5 ft	18
NovemberNov	89°	74°	1.96 in	10	6.3	84°	4.1 ft	8
DecemberDec	87°	73°	0.47 in	7	6.7	82°	5.7 ft	1

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	81°	4.5 ft	–
Feb	80°	3.6 ft	–
Mar	82°	3.0 ft	–
Apr	84°	2.1 ft	–
May	86°	1.7 ft	5
Jun	86°	2.9 ft	3
Jul	85°	3.3 ft	5
Aug	85°	3.9 ft	4
Sep	84°	3.4 ft	5
Oct	84°	4.5 ft	18
Nov	84°	4.1 ft	8
Dec	82°	5.7 ft	1

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

A normal year brings 97.83 in of rain on about 169 days and about 2,400 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

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

Now84 °Ffeels like 92 °F

Tomorrow78 / 88 °F

It's 84 °F now (feels like 92 °F). Today, 75 °F to 88 °F; tomorrow, 78 °F to 88 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 10%
Fri 30 100% 0.20 in
Sat 31 100% 0.09 in
Sun 1 100% 0.25 in
Mon 2 95% 0.06 in
Tue 3 100% 0.11 in
Wed 4 49% 0.07 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 10%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.20 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.26 in; last 7 days, 1.18 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity68%

Dew point72 °F

Humidity is 68% now and the dew point is 72 °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

Clouds64%

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

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak9very high

Fri 30: 9 · Sat 31: 8 · Sun 1: 9

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

29.9030.00 29.93

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 22

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	Overcast	76 / 89 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Tue 27	Light showers	75 / 88 °F	0.25 in	6 mph SSE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	74 / 88 °F	0.01 in	6 mph WSW
Sun 25	Drizzle	76 / 85 °F	0.22 in	6 mph ENE
Sat 24	Light drizzle	75 / 85 °F	0.09 in	8 mph S
Fri 23	Drizzle	75 / 82 °F	0.27 in	6 mph SSE
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	77 / 88 °F	0.33 in	14 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.02 in	11 mph N
Tue 20	Light drizzle	76 / 90 °F	0.06 in	7 mph SSW
Mon 19	Light drizzle	76 / 91 °F	0.05 in	6 mph W
Sun 18	Light drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.02 in	6 mph E
Sat 17	Light drizzle	73 / 89 °F	0.01 in	6 mph W
Fri 16	Mainly clear	71 / 89 °F	0	6 mph NE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	73 / 88 °F	0.08 in	7 mph NNW
Wed 14	Drizzle	75 / 87 °F	0.14 in	6 mph ENE
Tue 13	Drizzle	76 / 87 °F	0.15 in	5 mph NW
Mon 12	Heavy drizzle	76 / 87 °F	0.24 in	6 mph NNW
Sun 11	Drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.20 in	5 mph SW
Sat 10	Light showers	75 / 89 °F	0.33 in	5 mph S
Fri 9	Light drizzle	76 / 89 °F	0.08 in	7 mph ENE
Thu 8	Heavy drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.26 in	4 mph E
Wed 7	Drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.24 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 6	Heavy drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.17 in	6 mph E
Mon 5	Light drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.12 in	6 mph ENE
Sun 4	Drizzle	75 / 88 °F	0.08 in	6 mph WNW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.05 in	6 mph SW
Fri 2	Drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.21 in	7 mph SSE
Thu 1	Drizzle	76 / 89 °F	0.11 in	6 mph W
Wed 30	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.11 in	5 mph NE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.11 in	5 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 MariaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Santa Maria?

Overcast, from 75 °F to 88 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph) and a 10% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Santa Maria?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.20 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 72 °F and a high of 88 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 9 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.98 inHg and rising: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Santa Maria?

The best time to visit Santa Maria is from January to February: highs of 87 °F to 88 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Santa Maria in October?

In October, Santa Maria normally sees highs of 89 °F and lows of 75 °F, with about 15 rainy days (5.61 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 84 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Santa Maria?

The warmest is May, with average highs of 93 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 71 °F. The wettest is August (26.72 in) and the driest, January.

When is typhoon season in Santa Maria?

Typhoon season: from May to November, peaking in October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 49 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Santa Maria, about 2 a year; 28 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fung-Wong, in November 2025.

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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 5.0 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 7:52 am (local time).

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