Average May 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 May each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Santa Barbara?

1941 was the warmest May in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 78.0 °F, and the average low was 53.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Santa Barbara?

1909 was the coolest May in the history of Santa Barbara, California. The average daily high temperature was 65.5 °F, and the average low was 46.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	52	66.8	53.5
2022	29	70.4	51.4
2021	61	68.3	50.9
2020	11	73.1	52.7
2019	78	66.9	51.6
2018	62	68.2	50.9
2017	49	69.2	51.3
2016	69	66.9	51.9
2015	89	67.8	50.1
2014	2	76.3	53.0
2013	4	73.8	54.5
2012	45	70.1	50.6
2011	80	69.2	49.3
2010	38	70.5	50.7
2009	12	72.0	53.5
2008	90	68.9	49.0
2007	108	67.4	49.0
2006	35	68.2	53.1
2005	22	71.2	52.1
2004	18	74.0	50.0
2003	85	67.8	50.4
2002	113	67.6	48.0
2001	40	67.2	53.8
2000	13	71.8	53.5
1999	120	66.5	48.7
1998	94	67.5	50.1
1995	95	68.1	49.3
1994	102	68.1	48.8
1993	9	74.3	52.8
1992	8	71.7	55.4
1991	96	69.9	47.3
1990	48	71.6	49.0
1989	37	71.8	49.4
1988	47	71.8	48.9
1987	16	71.6	52.5
1986	97	68.5	48.5
1985	123	66.2	48.3
1984	7	73.8	53.7
1983	68	67.8	51.1
1982	100	66.1	50.9
1981	56	68.6	51.3
1980	122	66.2	48.7
1979	19	69.4	54.3
1978	42	71.5	49.3
1977	83	69.0	49.4
1976	65	67.9	51.0
1975	126	64.2	48.8
1974	99	67.5	49.5
1973	92	66.5	51.2
1972	63	68.8	50.3
1971	114	66.5	49.0
1970	39	70.6	50.5
1969	58	67.1	52.6
1968	71	69.0	49.8
1967	57	69.4	50.5
1966	79	66.6	51.9
1965	118	66.5	48.9
1964	116	68.2	47.2
1963	54	67.4	52.5
1962	70	69.6	49.2
1961	124	68.5	45.5
1960	41	72.6	48.4
1959	28	71.7	50.1
1958	24	70.1	52.4
1957	91	67.8	50.1
1956	76	68.2	50.4
1955	109	66.6	49.3
1954	110	65.9	49.8
1953	55	72.3	47.7
1952	75	68.1	50.5
1951	101	67.6	49.3
1950	117	66.9	48.5
1949	46	70.0	50.6
1948	44	72.4	48.3
1947	51	69.0	51.5
1946	33	69.2	52.2
1945	26	71.0	51.0
1944	87	69.1	49.1
1943	10	74.7	51.2
1942	81	71.1	47.3
1941	1	78.0	53.6
1940	15	73.1	51.1
1939	60	70.8	48.8
1938	43	71.0	49.8
1937	25	71.4	51.1
1936	17	73.7	50.4
1935	72	70.7	48.1
1934	6	75.0	52.6
1933	82	71.4	47.1
1932	36	71.4	49.8
1931	3	72.9	56.3
1930	88	71.0	47.0
1929	32	72.2	49.4
1928	14	70.7	53.6
1927	21	74.0	49.3
1926	5	74.9	52.7
1925	67	67.5	51.4
1924	20	72.0	51.7
1923	27	73.2	48.6
1922	73	70.2	48.6
1921	128	64.5	48.0
1920	115	68.1	47.4
1919	119	64.2	51.1
1918	121	68.0	47.2
1917	86	70.5	47.8
1916	30	72.8	49.0
1915	59	70.1	49.4
1914	112	65.5	50.2
1913	125	64.5	48.9
1912	77	67.7	50.9
1911	74	69.1	49.6
1910	53	70.6	49.5
1909	129	65.5	46.8
1908	106	70.8	45.7
1907	50	72.5	48.0
1906	107	66.8	49.7
1905	98	68.6	48.4
1904	84	66.6	51.7
1903	103	66.3	50.4
1902	93	68.7	49.0
1901	111	64.9	50.7
1900	31	69.2	52.5
1899	127	64.7	48.1
1898	104	66.7	49.9
1897	64	66.3	52.7
1896	23	72.6	50.4
1895	34	68.7	52.7
1894	105	64.7	51.8
1893	66	68.2	50.7

Weather Station Details

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