California · county areal climate 1951–2025

Santa Cruz County, CA

A 57.7°F / 33.4" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2.6°F (58.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 79% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

57.7°F
annual mean · 33.4" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.8°F
58.5°F · 28.3" (85% of normal)

Warmest Year

60.2°F
2014 · coldest 54.6°F (1955)

Wettest Year

68.7in
1983 · driest 6.0" (2013)

Hottest Day

108.4°F
Sep 7 · 2020

Coldest Day

15.4°F
Dec 22 · 1990

Biggest Rain Day

6.55in
Dec 23 · 1955

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

50°
J
51°
F
53°
M
55°
A
59°
M
62°
J
65°
J
66°
A
66°
S
61°
O
54°
N
50°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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