Weather in Santa Bárbara

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:47 am (GMT-1)

Now · partly cloudy 64 °F

Feels like: 67 °F
Low / high: 59 / 66 °F
Rain: 77% · 0.08 in
Wind: 6 mph NW

→ 29.81 inHg · steady

Today in Santa Bárbara: drizzle, 59 °F to 66 °F, with a 77% chance of rain (0.08 in) and a light breeze from the northwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 58 °F to 62 °F and a 22% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 69 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (76%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 59°
Today
62° 58°
Fri 30
62° 58°
Sat 31
69° 60°
Sun 1
69° 63°
Mon 2
69° 64°
Tue 3
67° 62°
Wed 4
62° 57°
Thu 5
61° 57°
Fri 6
62° 58°
Sat 7
62° 60°
Sun 8
65° 59°
Mon 9
66° 58°
Tue 10
66° 61°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Drizzle	59 / 66 °F	77% · 0.08 in	16 mph NW	8.9 ft	3:00 am · 3:23 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	58 / 62 °F	22% · 0.02 in	12 mph N	8.9 ft	3:51 am · 4:20 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	58 / 62 °F	76% · 0.17 in	16 mph NNE	9.3 ft	4:51 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Heavy drizzle	60 / 69 °F	76% · 0.48 in	16 mph NE	9.6 ft	6:04 am · 6:53 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	63 / 69 °F	37% · 0.24 in	6 mph ESE	5.6 ft	7:27 am · 8:22 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	64 / 69 °F	53% · 0.06 in	8 mph E	6.0 ft	8:46 am · 9:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light rain	62 / 67 °F	73% · 0.71 in	4 mph SSW	6.0 ft	9:50 am · 10:28 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	57 / 62 °F	69% · 0.52 in	7 mph NNW	4.9 ft	10:41 am · 11:12 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light rain	57 / 61 °F	71% · 1.02 in	18 mph NW	13 ft	11:24 am · 11:50 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light rain	58 / 62 °F	65% · 0.76 in	17 mph WNW	14 ft	12:03 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	60 / 62 °F	78% · 0.57 in	10 mph N	11 ft	12:26 am · 12:39 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	59 / 65 °F	76% · 0.24 in	11 mph NNE	10 ft	1:00 am · 1:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	58 / 66 °F	53% · 0.02 in	10 mph WSW	5.9 ft	1:33 am · 1:48 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Heavy drizzle	61 / 66 °F	55% · 0.64 in	9 mph W	9.1 ft	2:07 am · 2:22 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	Overcast	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear
Temperature	66°	63°	62°	64°	64°	63°	61°	60°
Chance of rain	77%	7%	4%	41%	64%	22%	1%	1%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	7 NW	5 WNW	5 W	9 W	14 WNW	16 NNW	13 N	10 N
Humidity	96%	97%	96%	93%	85%	76%	75%	74%
UV	0	0	0	1	2	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 5 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	66°	62°	62°	69°	69°	69°	67°
AIFS	71°	66°	67°	71°	70°	70°	70°
GFS	66°	62°	62°	69°	71°	66°	68°
ICON	68°	63°	64°	67°	72°	69°	66°
ARPEGE	66°	65°	66°	72°	—	—	—
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	0.08 in	0.02 in	0.17 in	0.48 in	0.24 in	0.06 in	0.71 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.07 in	0.14 in	0.05 in	0.09 in	0.21 in
GFS	0.03 in	0.01 in	0.04 in	0.39 in	0.00 in	2.08 in	1.59 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.04 in	0.17 in	0.26 in
ARPEGE	0.04 in	0.01 in	0	0	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	medium	low	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1642	1231	1645	1646	626	815	415
AIFS	22	19	30	29	17	12	17
GFS	1724	1320	2131	2137	1019	920	1220
ICON	2040	1429	1937	1433	616	49	413
ARPEGE	1532	1020	1737	1736	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	77%	22%	76%	76%	37%	53%	73%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	81%	13%	23%	27%	39%	55%	29%

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 wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +43%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +22%	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +44%	A bit above +0.9 °F	65° / 64°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +21%	A bit above +0.7 °F	64° / 63°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +49%	Normal +0.4 °F	64° / 62°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +28%	A bit above +1.1 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +34%	A bit above +1.1 °F
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °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 Bárbara climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Santa Bárbara is from June to August: highs of 74 °F to 80 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: in January and from September to November. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 4 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Santa Bárbara, about one every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Patty, in November 2024.

65° 56°

JanJ
65° 56°

FebF
66° 56°

MarM
67° 58°

AprA
70° 60°

MayM
74° 64°

JunJ
78° 67°

JulJ
80° 69°

AugA
79° 67°

SepS
74° 64°

OctO
70° 60°

NovN
67° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	65°	56°	5.09 in	10	3.6	62°	7.0 ft	1
FebruaryFeb	65°	56°	3.61 in	9	4.5	61°	7.1 ft	–
MarchMar	66°	56°	4.15 in	9	5.6	61°	6.7 ft	–
AprilApr	67°	58°	3.22 in	7	6.0	61°	6.2 ft	–
MayMay	70°	60°	3.31 in	7	7.3	63°	5.2 ft	–
JuneJun	74°	64°	2.30 in	5	7.3	66°	4.1 ft	–
JulyJul	78°	67°	1.51 in	3	8.3	71°	3.3 ft	–
AugustAug	80°	69°	2.00 in	4	8.0	73°	3.8 ft	–
SeptemberSep	79°	67°	3.16 in	8	7.1	72°	5.0 ft	1
OctoberOct	74°	64°	4.93 in	11	4.9	69°	6.5 ft	1
NovemberNov	70°	60°	3.97 in	9	4.0	66°	6.9 ft	1
DecemberDec	67°	58°	6.20 in	13	3.1	63°	7.7 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	62°	7.0 ft	1
Feb	61°	7.1 ft	–
Mar	61°	6.7 ft	–
Apr	61°	6.2 ft	–
May	63°	5.2 ft	–
Jun	66°	4.1 ft	–
Jul	71°	3.3 ft	–
Aug	73°	3.8 ft	–
Sep	72°	5.0 ft	1
Oct	69°	6.5 ft	1
Nov	66°	6.9 ft	1
Dec	63°	7.7 ft	–

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

A normal year brings 43.46 in of rain on about 97 days and about 2,100 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

Now64 °Ffeels like 67 °F

Tomorrow58 / 62 °F

It's 64 °F now (feels like 67 °F). Today, 59 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 58 °F to 62 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 77% 0.08 in
Fri 30 22% 0.02 in
Sat 31 76% 0.17 in
Sun 1 76% 0.48 in
Mon 2 37% 0.24 in
Tue 3 53% 0.06 in
Wed 4 73% 0.71 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 77%, with 0.08 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 76% and 0.17 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 1.22 in; last 3 days, 1.69 in; last 7 days, 1.89 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity97%

Dew point64 °F

Humidity is 97% now and the dew point is 64 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Clouds58%

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

Now0

Today's peak3moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 3

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

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.33

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.50 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 35

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	Rain	65 / 70 °F	1.22 in	17 mph SSW
Tue 27	Overcast	60 / 67 °F	0	10 mph ESE
Mon 26	Rain	62 / 69 °F	0.53 in	22 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	66 / 73 °F	0.04 in	22 mph SSW
Sat 24	Light drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.02 in	8 mph SW
Fri 23	Overcast	64 / 74 °F	0	4 mph WSW
Thu 22	Drizzle	66 / 72 °F	0.08 in	10 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	60 / 69 °F	0.02 in	9 mph SE
Tue 20	Drizzle	63 / 68 °F	0.21 in	11 mph NE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	63 / 71 °F	0.05 in	6 mph E
Sun 18	Drizzle	66 / 73 °F	0.08 in	5 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	65 / 75 °F	0.06 in	5 mph SSW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	66 / 74 °F	0.08 in	9 mph S
Thu 15	Drizzle	67 / 74 °F	0.22 in	10 mph SW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	67 / 75 °F	0.19 in	13 mph SSW
Tue 13	Overcast	59 / 71 °F	0	10 mph S
Mon 12	Rain	62 / 71 °F	0.50 in	20 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.02 in	17 mph SW
Sat 10	Overcast	62 / 73 °F	0	13 mph SW
Fri 9	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	0	5 mph ESE
Thu 8	Overcast	61 / 71 °F	0	7 mph E
Wed 7	Light drizzle	62 / 72 °F	0.04 in	6 mph ESE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	63 / 72 °F	0.01 in	7 mph E
Mon 5	Light drizzle	64 / 72 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Sun 4	Drizzle	68 / 72 °F	0.14 in	13 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	67 / 73 °F	0.05 in	13 mph E
Fri 2	Drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.14 in	7 mph SSW
Thu 1	Drizzle	60 / 71 °F	0.13 in	10 mph SSE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	62 / 67 °F	0.08 in	9 mph NNW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	63 / 68 °F	0.06 in	14 mph NW

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 BárbaraQuestions

What's the weather like today in Santa Bárbara?

Drizzle, from 59 °F to 66 °F, with a light breeze from the northwest (6 mph) and a 77% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Santa Bárbara?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 22% (0.02 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 58 °F and a high of 69 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.81 inHg and steady: −0.25 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Santa Bárbara?

The best time to visit Santa Bárbara is from June to August: highs of 74 °F to 80 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Santa Bárbara in October?

In October, Santa Bárbara normally sees highs of 74 °F and lows of 64 °F, with about 11 rainy days (4.93 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 69 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Santa Bárbara?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 80 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 56 °F. The wettest is December (6.20 in) and the driest, July.

When is hurricane season in Santa Bárbara?

Hurricane season: in January and from September to November. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 4 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Santa Bárbara, about one every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Patty, in November 2024.

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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 6.1 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 1:47 am (local time).

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