Average Temperature in Santa Barbara by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Santa Barbara, California for each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Santa Barbara?

1931 was the warmest year in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 75.0 °F, and the average low was 51.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Santa Barbara?

1955 was the coolest year in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 67.2 °F, and the average low was 46.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	29	69.9	50.9
2022	32	71.0	49.5
2021	74	69.4	48.9
2020	30	71.2	49.6
2019	58	69.1	49.9
2018	26	70.8	50.4
2017	20	71.0	50.6
2016	21	71.1	50.5
2015	2	73.5	52.0
2014	3	73.1	52.2
2013	40	70.6	49.4
2012	77	69.1	49.1
2011	113	67.9	48.2
2010	108	67.5	49.1
2009	79	69.5	48.6
2008	57	70.1	48.9
2007	114	68.7	47.3
2006	88	69.5	48.2
2005	82	68.9	48.9
2004	98	69.3	47.8
2003	85	69.1	48.7
2002	122	67.3	47.3
2001	117	67.0	48.9
2000	52	69.5	49.9
1999	95	69.4	47.9
1994	70	70.9	47.6
1993	6	72.6	50.8
1992	5	73.0	51.1
1991	86	69.5	48.2
1990	54	71.9	47.3
1989	81	70.8	47.2
1988	78	70.3	47.8
1987	80	69.8	48.2
1986	69	70.1	48.5
1985	111	68.4	47.9
1984	19	71.0	50.7
1983	10	70.5	52.1
1982	110	68.1	48.4
1981	56	69.2	49.7
1980	83	69.2	48.6
1979	37	69.1	51.1
1978	62	68.8	50.1
1977	27	71.2	49.9
1976	35	71.0	49.3
1975	123	66.9	47.3
1974	75	68.5	49.8
1973	119	67.1	48.6
1972	53	69.8	49.6
1971	109	68.6	48.1
1970	104	68.4	48.6
1969	48	68.9	50.6
1968	91	68.8	48.6
1967	101	68.1	48.9
1966	84	68.8	49.0
1965	99	68.4	48.7
1964	76	69.7	48.5
1963	31	70.5	50.1
1962	97	67.8	49.4
1961	105	69.8	47.0
1960	102	69.3	47.7
1959	18	72.1	49.8
1958	17	71.6	50.3
1957	66	69.6	49.0
1956	116	68.8	47.2
1955	124	67.2	46.7
1954	103	69.0	48.0
1953	94	70.1	47.1
1952	121	67.1	47.9
1951	118	68.5	47.4
1950	107	68.4	48.3
1949	120	68.4	47.1
1948	112	69.0	47.1
1947	60	70.5	48.4
1946	71	69.8	48.6
1945	61	69.9	49.0
1944	100	69.6	47.4
1943	47	71.6	48.0
1942	90	69.9	47.6
1941	15	72.2	49.9
1940	14	72.6	49.6
1939	24	73.3	48.2
1938	41	72.1	47.9
1937	55	71.2	47.8
1936	13	73.1	49.2
1935	68	71.0	47.5
1934	7	73.2	50.1
1933	92	70.3	47.1
1932	50	71.4	48.1
1931	1	75.0	51.0
1930	11	73.6	48.9
1929	16	73.5	48.6
1928	22	72.9	48.7
1927	34	71.4	48.8
1926	4	73.9	50.4
1925	12	73.4	49.0
1924	73	72.0	46.4
1923	45	72.2	47.5
1922	44	71.5	48.2
1921	36	71.1	49.1
1920	64	70.9	47.9
1919	59	70.5	48.3
1918	38	70.4	49.7
1917	39	71.8	48.3
1916	93	69.1	48.3
1915	28	71.7	49.4
1914	65	69.0	49.7
1913	106	68.1	48.7
1912	96	68.8	48.4
1911	87	68.5	49.3
1910	63	69.6	49.3
1909	115	67.7	48.2
1908	89	70.2	47.4
1907	42	70.9	49.1
1906	23	70.8	50.8
1905	25	70.3	51.0
1904	8	71.7	51.4
1903	33	70.1	50.3
1902	67	68.6	50.0
1901	49	69.2	50.3
1899	51	68.4	51.1
1898	43	69.4	50.6
1896	9	70.6	52.0
1895	46	68.4	51.2
1893	72	68.5	50.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1942–2024	Santa Barbara Municipal Airport	location
1893–1941	Santa Barbara	location