This report illustrates the typical weather in Santa Cruz, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from Januto December 31, 2016. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65☏, rising linearly to 9 for 75☏, to 10 for 82☏, falling linearly to 9 for 90☏, and to 1 for 100☏ or hotter. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50☏, rising linearly to 9 for 65☏, to 10 for 75☏, falling linearly to 9 for 80☏, and to 1 for 90☏ or hotter. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).įor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. The coldest month of the year in Santa Cruz is December, with an average low of 45☏ and high of 59☏.Īverage High and Low Temperature in Santa Cruz The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from November 30 to February 16, with an average daily high temperature below 61☏. The hottest month of the year in Santa Cruz is September, with an average high of 70☏ and low of 56☏. The warm season lasts for 2.3 months, from August 13 to October 24, with an average daily high temperature above 68☏. Click on each chart for more information. CoolcomfortablecoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow91%91%47%47%clearovercastprecipitation: 3.7 inprecipitation: 3.7 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%0%0%drydrytourism score: 7.3tourism score: 7.31.41.4

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