Average December Temperature in Santa Barbara by Year

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

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Santa Barbara?

1929 was the warmest December in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 74.7 °F, and the average low was 45.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Santa Barbara?

1967 was the coolest December in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 60.8 °F, and the average low was 36.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	9	69.0	46.5
2022	72	62.7	43.0
2021	109	60.0	41.4
2020	60	68.4	38.5
2019	56	63.6	43.6
2018	40	65.7	42.5
2017	75	68.4	37.2
2016	77	62.9	42.6
2015	59	66.5	40.4
2014	17	66.8	47.1
2013	71	68.3	37.5
2012	79	62.1	43.2
2011	119	63.6	36.3
2010	66	62.0	44.6
2009	105	61.7	40.4
2008	101	62.4	40.1
2006	100	66.0	36.6
2005	47	65.4	42.3
2004	104	63.7	38.4
2003	110	62.7	38.4
2002	89	61.9	42.1
2001	102	61.9	40.5
2000	92	65.7	38.0
1999	31	71.0	39.2
1998	121	63.6	36.1
1994	86	65.2	39.0
1993	78	66.7	38.6
1992	87	64.6	39.6
1991	68	66.4	40.0
1990	124	65.5	32.9
1989	42	70.8	37.3
1988	85	64.3	40.0
1987	114	61.7	38.8
1986	57	67.6	39.4
1985	69	66.3	40.0
1984	112	60.6	40.4
1983	37	64.2	44.3
1982	98	62.7	40.3
1981	63	64.0	42.8
1980	41	68.2	39.9
1979	62	66.6	40.2
1978	123	60.7	37.8
1977	5	67.8	48.8
1976	45	68.9	38.9
1975	111	64.6	36.5
1974	84	64.1	40.7
1973	70	65.3	40.5
1972	96	63.0	40.2
1971	118	60.7	39.3
1970	115	60.7	39.7
1969	44	65.6	42.2
1968	120	61.4	38.4
1967	125	60.8	36.2
1966	81	63.6	41.4
1965	99	62.7	40.2
1964	36	64.8	44.1
1963	46	68.8	39.0
1962	53	64.3	43.2
1961	106	62.6	39.2
1960	108	64.2	37.2
1959	51	67.2	40.3
1958	19	70.5	42.1
1957	29	69.1	41.3
1956	52	69.6	37.9
1955	82	60.4	44.6
1954	80	65.5	39.5
1953	61	68.5	38.3
1952	73	63.4	42.2
1951	113	61.4	39.2
1950	21	68.5	43.4
1949	107	63.0	38.5
1948	117	61.8	38.3
1947	90	65.4	38.5
1946	38	63.8	44.7
1945	48	64.6	43.0
1944	33	68.5	40.8
1943	35	65.3	43.8
1942	58	66.7	40.2
1941	30	65.5	44.8
1940	11	69.4	45.4
1939	8	72.3	43.4
1938	12	70.3	44.1
1937	16	70.4	43.4
1936	55	67.3	40.0
1935	49	67.0	40.7
1934	20	68.8	43.2
1933	74	64.1	41.5
1932	93	64.1	39.5
1931	103	62.1	40.2
1930	39	69.9	38.4
1929	1	74.7	45.3
1928	43	67.8	40.2
1927	67	65.1	41.5
1926	64	65.7	41.0
1925	2	74.6	44.4
1924	116	63.2	37.2
1923	26	69.7	41.0
1922	18	66.4	46.9
1921	7	69.4	46.4
1920	65	64.8	41.8
1919	54	66.8	40.6
1918	95	64.5	38.9
1917	14	71.6	42.3
1916	122	60.1	39.6
1915	25	67.5	43.3
1914	88	60.9	43.2
1913	94	61.8	41.7
1912	83	65.4	39.5
1911	76	63.6	42.0
1910	23	67.9	43.7
1909	91	61.4	42.3
1908	97	63.1	39.9
1907	22	67.6	44.1
1906	32	64.5	45.1
1905	28	67.7	42.7
1904	3	70.2	46.7
1903	10	69.5	45.8
1902	50	64.0	43.6
1901	15	68.9	44.9
1899	13	67.0	47.2
1898	24	66.3	44.8
1897	34	66.6	42.6
1896	4	68.2	48.4
1895	27	66.2	44.3
1893	6	68.1	47.9

Weather Station Details

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