Zip 95064 (Santa Cruz, CA) Climate

Santa Cruz, CA is one of the mildest climates in the United States with an average annual temperature of 60°F (15°C). Summers are usually warm and dry, with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F (32°C) during the day and dropping to around 60°F (15°C) at night. Winters, on the other hand, are quite cool and damp, with daytime highs typically hovering around 50-60°F (10-15 °C) and nighttime lows getting down to around 40°F (4.5 °C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but especially in winter months from November to February when it can reach up to 8 inches per month.

Santa Cruz (zip 95064), California gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Santa Cruz (zip 95064) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Santa Cruz (zip 95064). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Santa Cruz (zip 95064) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 95064 zip code is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.5 Summer - 7.3 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 95064 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Santa Cruz, California	United States
	36.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	67.8 days	106.2 days
	260 days	205 days
	81.7°	85.8°
	39.0°	21.7°
	8.5	7
	5.2	4.3
	594 ft.	2443 ft.

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.

August is the hottest month for the 95064 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 95064 zip code, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 95064 zip code are June, October and September.

In the 95064 zip code, there are 22.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 95064 zip code with an average of 38.8°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In the 95064 zip code, there are 16.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In the 95064 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

Humidity in the 95064 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

January is the wettest month in the 95064 zip code with 7.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 59% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in the 95064 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the 95064 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 67.8 rainy days annually in the 95064 zip code, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 49% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 95064 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 95064 zip code.

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