Santa Barbara May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 2014
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1922
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1915
Highest daily low 60 °F 1926
Most precipitation 0.20 inches 1998
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.9 °F
Average low 49.7 °F
Chance precipitation 7.9%
Santa Barbara May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 47 0.00 n/a
2022 68 49 0.00 n/a
2021 69 51 0.00 n/a
2020 81 57 0.00 n/a
2019 66 47 0.00 n/a
2018 64 45 0.00 n/a
2017 75 49 0.00 n/a
2016 65 52 0.00 n/a
2015 68 51 0.00 n/a
2014 91 50 0.00 n/a
2013 71 55 0.00 n/a
2012 63 53 0.00 n/a
2011 76 47 0.00 n/a
2010 77 49 0.00 n/a
2009 86 52 0.00 n/a
2008 70 47 0.00 n/a
2007 64 49 0.00 n/a
2006 63 53 0.00 n/a
2005 69 49 0.00 n/a
2004 77 50 0.00 n/a
2003 63 47 0.00 n/a
2002 68 43 0.00 n/a
2001 61 51 0.00 n/a
2000 74 52 0.00 n/a
1999 61 44 0.00 n/a
1998 64 55 0.20 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 70 56 0.00 0.0
1994 65 44 0.00 0.0
1993 72 57 0.00 0.0
1992 74 49 0.00 0.0
1991 68 44 0.00 0.0
1990 70 43 0.00 0.0
1989 70 52 0.00 0.0
1988 75 43 0.00 0.0
1987 75 45 0.00 0.0
1986 71 47 0.00 0.0
1985 65 49 0.00 0.0
1984 73 47 0.00 0.0
1983 63 46 0.12 0.0
1982 67 55 0.00 0.0
1981 64 58 0.00 0.0
1980 65 52 0.00 0.0
1979 69 50 0.00 0.0
1978 68 47 0.00 0.0
1977 69 50 0.01 0.0
1976 80 52 0.00 0.0
1975 63 49 0.00 0.0
1974 62 50 0.00 0.0
1973 62 44 0.00 0.0
1972 69 52 0.00 0.0
1971 61 45 0.00 0.0
1970 70 47 0.00 0.0
1969 66 48 0.00 0.0
1968 63 51 0.00 0.0
1967 69 43 0.00 0.0
1966 65 52 0.00 0.0
1965 68 53 0.00 0.0
1964 73 44 0.00 0.0
1963 65 51 0.00 0.0
1962 74 49 0.00 0.0
1961 83 45 0.00 0.0
1960 75 48 0.00 0.0
1959 71 54 0.00 0.0
1958 63 51 0.00 0.0
1957 66 46 0.00 0.0
1956 61 51 0.00 0.0
1955 60 43 0.00 0.0
1954 65 43 0.00 0.0
1953 77 49 0.00 0.0
1952 83 50 0.00 0.0
1951 70 49 0.00 0.0
1950 65 43 0.00 0.0
1949 68 48 0.00 0.0
1948 75 44 0.00 0.0
1947 74 53 0.00 0.0
1946 66 48 0.00 0.0
1945 65 55 0.00 0.0
1944 62 49 0.00 0.0
1943 74 48 0.00 0.0
1942 70 52 0.00 0.0
1941 78 48 0.00 0.0
1940 84 51 0.00 0.0
1939 65 47 0.00 0.0
1938 63 44 0.00 0.0
1937 84 43 0.00 0.0
1936 78 47 0.00 0.0
1935 64 43 0.00 0.0
1934 77 55 0.00 0.0
1933 66 41 0.00 0.0
1932 78 48 0.00 0.0
1931 76 52 0.00 0.0
1930 68 46 0.00 0.0
1929 86 53 0.00 0.0
1928 76 52 0.00 0.0
1927 75 47 0.00 n/a
1926 68 60 0.00 n/a
1925 70 50 0.00 0.0
1924 71 55 n/a n/a
1923 75 46 n/a n/a
1922 66 40 0.00 n/a
1921 64 48 n/a n/a
1920 68 40 n/a n/a
1919 62 52 0.00 n/a
1918 85 50 n/a n/a
1917 70 41 0.00 0.0
1916 88 50 0.00 n/a
1915 56 41 n/a n/a
1914 62 49 n/a n/a
1913 65 45 0.00 n/a
1912 70 44 0.00 n/a
1911 65 50 0.00 0.0
1910 69 49 0.00 0.0
1909 60 51 0.00 n/a
1908 60 54 0.00 n/a
1907 66 45 0.00 n/a
1906 70 46 0.00 n/a
1905 65 49 0.00 n/a
1904 63 50 0.02 n/a
1903 66 55 0.00 n/a
1902 66 46 0.00 n/a
1901 61 50 0.09 n/a
1900 65 47 0.00 n/a
1899 69 45 0.00 n/a
1898 59 51 0.00 n/a
1897 66 53 0.00 n/a
1896 69 45 0.00 n/a
1895 64 52 0.00 n/a
1894 60 49 0.00 n/a
1893 70 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 91 °F which happened in 2014.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 2014
2 88 °F 1916
3 86 °F 2009
3 86 °F 1929
5 85 °F 1918
6 84 °F 1940
6 84 °F 1937
8 83 °F 1961
8 83 °F 1952
10 81 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1922.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1920
1 40 °F 1922
3 41 °F 1933
3 41 °F 1917
3 41 °F 1915
6 43 °F 1937
6 43 °F 1954
6 43 °F 1955
6 43 °F 2002
6 43 °F 1990
6 43 °F 1967
6 43 °F 1950
6 43 °F 1988
6 43 °F 1935
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1915
2 59 °F 1898
3 60 °F 1955
3 60 °F 1909
3 60 °F 1908
3 60 °F 1894
7 61 °F 1999
7 61 °F 1956
7 61 °F 2001
7 61 °F 1971
7 61 °F 1901
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.20 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.20 inches 1998
2 0.12 inches 1983
3 0.09 inches 1901
4 0.02 inches 1904
5 0.01 inches 1977
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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