Santa Barbara January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F 1925
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1937
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1933
Highest daily low 57 °F 1969
Most precipitation 6.40 inches 1909
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.5 °F
Average low 41.2 °F
Chance precipitation 19.0%
Santa Barbara January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 62 56 0.91 n/a
2023 60 35 0.00 n/a
2022 69 39 0.00 n/a
2021 74 46 0.00 n/a
2020 62 48 0.02 n/a
2019 69 46 0.00 n/a
2018 64 44 0.00 n/a
2017 57 46 2.67 n/a
2016 63 54 0.00 n/a
2015 62 45 0.00 n/a
2014 69 36 0.00 n/a
2013 76 36 0.00 n/a
2012 61 40 0.01 n/a
2011 68 42 0.00 n/a
2010 58 51 0.70 n/a
2009 78 41 0.00 n/a
2008 58 33 0.00 n/a
2007 60 32 0.00 n/a
2006 61 31 0.00 n/a
2005 75 43 0.00 n/a
2004 59 38 0.00 n/a
2003 62 45 0.00 n/a
2002 60 33 0.00 n/a
2001 66 34 0.00 n/a
2000 68 53 0.00 n/a
1999 62 54 0.37 n/a
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 60 42 0.84 0.0
1994 63 44 0.00 0.0
1993 65 44 0.00 0.0
1992 66 36 0.00 0.0
1991 63 38 0.00 0.0
1990 65 35 0.00 0.0
1989 71 37 0.00 0.0
1988 60 33 0.00 0.0
1987 64 30 0.00 0.0
1986 72 46 0.00 0.0
1985 56 52 0.00 0.0
1984 64 38 0.00 0.0
1983 60 37 0.00 0.0
1982 55 40 1.36 0.0
1981 63 54 0.00 0.0
1980 61 36 0.00 0.0
1979 61 38 0.00 0.0
1978 70 49 0.00 0.0
1977 67 49 0.12 0.0
1976 75 36 0.00 0.0
1975 67 42 0.00 0.0
1974 60 49 0.25 0.0
1973 59 35 0.00 0.0
1972 57 37 0.00 0.0
1971 62 48 0.00 0.0
1970 65 52 0.00 0.0
1969 62 57 1.17 0.0
1968 71 35 0.00 0.0
1967 58 39 0.00 0.0
1966 59 36 0.00 0.0
1965 68 48 0.00 0.0
1964 61 47 0.39 0.0
1963 62 32 0.00 0.0
1962 61 41 1.86 0.0
1961 69 41 0.00 0.0
1960 63 35 0.00 0.0
1959 65 41 0.00 0.0
1958 64 37 0.00 0.0
1957 58 41 0.45 0.0
1956 56 48 0.00 0.0
1955 59 38 0.00 0.0
1954 64 42 0.03 0.0
1953 69 49 0.00 0.0
1952 58 42 0.00 0.0
1951 61 37 0.00 0.0
1950 69 44 0.00 0.0
1949 57 45 0.15 0.0
1948 67 34 0.00 0.0
1947 64 37 0.00 0.0
1946 63 39 0.00 0.0
1945 60 38 0.00 0.0
1944 77 40 0.00 0.0
1943 57 33 0.01 0.0
1942 76 40 0.00 0.0
1941 63 43 0.27 0.0
1940 63 39 0.00 0.0
1939 59 48 0.00 0.0
1938 61 45 0.01 0.0
1937 55 29 0.00 0.0
1936 73 38 0.00 0.0
1935 57 30 0.00 0.0
1934 69 43 0.00 0.0
1933 49 33 0.06 0.0
1932 62 37 0.00 0.0
1931 70 37 0.00 0.0
1930 64 42 0.00 0.0
1929 50 38 0.80 0.0
1928 70 32 0.00 0.0
1927 60 40 0.00 n/a
1926 63 35 0.00 n/a
1925 80 39 0.00 n/a
1924 76 35 0.00 n/a
1923 68 42 n/a n/a
1922 58 29 0.00 n/a
1921 55 35 0.65 n/a
1920 61 52 0.00 n/a
1919 69 46 0.00 n/a
1918 63 36 0.00 n/a
1917 60 37 0.10 n/a
1916 61 35 n/a 0.0
1915 65 40 0.00 n/a
1914 60 36 0.00 n/a
1913 58 39 0.00 0.0
1912 68 43 0.00 0.0
1911 63 40 0.00 n/a
1910 66 40 0.00 n/a
1909 58 48 6.40 0.0
1908 61 42 n/a n/a
1907 66 36 0.00 n/a
1906 62 42 0.00 n/a
1905 63 48 0.20 n/a
1904 56 33 0.00 n/a
1903 68 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 61 41 0.00 n/a
1901 60 n/a 0.17 n/a
1900 68 48 0.00 n/a
1899 73 48 0.00 n/a
1898 62 42 0.00 n/a
1897 67 43 0.00 n/a
1896 56 55 0.89 n/a
1895 54 38 0.00 n/a
1894 58 42 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 80 °F which happened in 1925.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 1925
2 78 °F 2009
3 77 °F 1944
4 76 °F 2013
4 76 °F 1924
4 76 °F 1942
7 75 °F 2005
7 75 °F 1976
9 74 °F 2021
10 73 °F 1936
10 73 °F 1899
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 29 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1937.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1937
1 29 °F 1922
3 30 °F 1987
3 30 °F 1935
5 31 °F 2006
6 32 °F 1928
6 32 °F 2007
6 32 °F 1963
9 33 °F 1988
9 33 °F 2002
9 33 °F 1904
9 33 °F 1933
9 33 °F 1943
9 33 °F 2008
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1933
2 50 °F 1929
3 54 °F 1895
4 55 °F 1937
4 55 °F 1982
4 55 °F 1921
7 56 °F 1904
7 56 °F 1985
7 56 °F 1896
7 56 °F 1956
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 6.40 inches which happened in 1909.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.40 inches 1909
2 2.67 inches 2017
3 1.86 inches 1962
4 1.36 inches 1982
5 1.17 inches 1969
6 0.91 inches 2024
7 0.89 inches 1896
8 0.84 inches 1995
9 0.80 inches 1929
10 0.70 inches 2010
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location