University of California-Santa Barbara, CA Climate

The University of California-Santa Barbara, CA is located in a Mediterranean climate, characterized by hot and dry summers and mild winters with moderate rainfall. The average temperature year-round is in the mid-60s, with summers reaching highs in the mid-70s and winter temperatures rarely dropping below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Santa Barbara has an average of 296 sunny days per year, making it one of the sunniest cities in the US. Due to its proximity to the ocean, it also experiences some foggy days during summer months.

Climate	University of California-Santa Barbara, California	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.