Average Temperature in Santa Cruz by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Santa Cruz, California for each year between 1894 and 2019. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Santa Cruz?

2015 was the warmest year in the history of Santa Cruz, California. The average daily high temperature was 74.0 °F, and the average low was 49.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Santa Cruz?

1955 was the coolest year in the history of Santa Cruz, California. The average daily high temperature was 66.8 °F, and the average low was 42.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2019	4	70.5	49.2
2018	3	71.3	48.7
2016	5	70.0	49.6
2015	1	74.0	49.2
2014	2	72.6	50.1
2013	9	72.0	46.5
2012	27	69.5	46.6
2011	66	67.7	46.2
2010	49	67.5	47.0
2009	33	68.5	47.3
2008	42	68.1	46.7
2007	59	67.3	46.8
2006	63	66.2	47.8
2005	32	66.9	49.0
2004	25	67.8	48.4
2003	20	67.8	48.6
2002	83	65.8	47.3
2001	68	65.9	47.9
2000	45	66.7	48.0
1999	96	65.8	46.5
1998	67	65.6	48.2
1997	8	69.9	48.7
1996	15	68.8	48.4
1995	10	68.6	49.1
1994	69	67.5	46.3
1993	23	68.5	47.8
1992	7	69.7	49.2
1991	60	67.5	46.6
1990	41	68.9	45.9
1989	43	69.0	45.7
1988	21	69.9	46.5
1987	24	68.9	47.3
1986	30	68.6	47.3
1985	58	68.7	45.5
1984	22	70.3	46.1
1983	14	69.1	48.1
1982	78	67.4	45.9
1981	38	69.6	45.6
1980	34	69.1	46.3
1979	48	68.3	46.2
1978	55	68.6	45.6
1977	44	70.1	44.7
1976	36	71.5	43.9
1975	109	68.0	43.2
1974	100	67.8	44.2
1973	84	68.3	44.7
1972	47	69.5	45.1
1971	108	68.6	42.7
1970	64	69.3	44.6
1969	80	68.5	44.7
1968	70	69.6	44.2
1967	76	68.7	44.8
1966	71	69.5	44.3
1965	72	69.1	44.5
1964	93	69.4	43.0
1963	75	69.1	44.4
1962	106	68.1	43.5
1960	81	68.3	44.8
1959	26	71.0	45.1
1958	13	70.5	46.7
1957	52	68.7	45.7
1956	107	67.8	43.7
1955	119	66.8	42.8
1954	90	68.6	43.9
1953	103	68.4	43.3
1952	101	67.5	44.4
1951	104	67.0	44.8
1950	91	67.9	44.5
1949	115	67.8	42.9
1948	105	68.6	43.0
1947	56	69.9	44.4
1946	87	69.5	43.3
1945	77	69.1	44.2
1944	51	69.5	44.9
1943	39	70.9	44.3
1942	86	69.3	43.5
1941	11	70.4	46.9
1940	29	71.7	44.2
1939	31	71.5	44.4
1938	37	70.3	45.0
1937	54	70.1	44.3
1936	12	70.8	46.5
1935	73	69.1	44.5
1934	28	69.9	46.1
1933	118	66.6	43.7
1932	92	67.8	44.6
1931	17	70.1	46.4
1929	97	67.7	44.5
1928	46	69.6	45.1
1927	50	69.4	45.1
1926	6	72.9	46.4
1925	16	70.6	46.4
1924	61	70.0	44.0
1923	65	69.8	44.1
1922	94	68.4	43.8
1921	53	69.8	44.5
1920	89	68.7	43.8
1919	99	69.2	42.9
1918	74	69.3	44.2
1917	102	69.5	42.4
1916	111	67.9	43.2
1915	88	69.1	43.5
1914	79	69.1	44.1
1913	82	69.2	43.9
1911	117	67.1	43.3
1910	98	68.4	43.7
1909	113	67.3	43.6
1908	112	68.0	43.0
1907	62	68.2	45.8
1906	35	71.0	44.4
1902	116	69.0	41.7
1901	110	69.7	41.4
1900	57	70.4	43.8
1899	114	68.9	42.0
1898	85	70.5	42.3
1897	95	68.8	43.5
1896	40	70.4	44.6
1895	18	69.8	46.7
1894	19	69.6	46.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2022	Santa Cruz	location