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Santa Barbara, CA · the CityFunIndex

Climate in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks T#13 of 134 US cities for climate, with a Climate score of 88 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and T#9 of 18 in California.

Climate score
88
Exceptional
National rank
T#13 of 134
In California
T#9 of 18
Percentile
91st

The typical city scores 50 for climate; Santa Barbara sits 38 points above the median.

How climate is measured

How often the weather is good enough to get outside.

Data source: NOAA climate normals — counts of comfortable days.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Santa Barbara

  1. T#11 Fremont, CA 89
  2. T#11 Honolulu, HI 89
  3. T#13 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 88
  4. T#16 Key West, FL 87
  5. T#16 San Diego, CA 87

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for climate →

Top US cities for climate

  1. #1 Miami, FL 93
  2. T#2 Hialeah, FL 92
  3. T#2 Long Beach, CA 92
  4. T#2 San Francisco, CA 92
  5. T#5 Irvine, CA 91

More about Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: