Santa Cruz Weather in 2016

Historical record of Santa Cruz, California weather for the year 2016 based on NOAA data.

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2016 Santa Cruz Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	September 26
Lowest temperature	30 °F	December 19
Highest daily low	62 °F	October 29
Lowest daily high	51 °F	December 25
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	December 10
Total annual precipitation	37.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Santa Cruz in 2016?

The highest temperature recorded in Santa Cruz, California in 2016 was 97 °F which happened on September 26.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz in 2016

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Sep 26
2	95 °F	Sep 25
3	92 °F	Jun 19
4	91 °F	Sep 18
4	91 °F	Apr 6
6	90 °F	Oct 8
7	88 °F	Sep 27
8	86 °F	Jul 9
8	86 °F	Apr 18
10	85 °F	Oct 7
10	85 °F	Sep 24
10	85 °F	Jun 23
10	85 °F	Jun 3
10	85 °F	Apr 16
10	85 °F	Feb 8

What was the coldest temperature in Santa Cruz in 2016?

The lowest temperature recorded in Santa Cruz, California in 2016 was 30 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz in 2016

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	30 °F	December 19
1	30 °F	December 18
3	32 °F	December 25
4	33 °F	December 24
4	33 °F	December 17
6	34 °F	December 27
6	34 °F	December 20
8	35 °F	January 1
9	36 °F	December 29
9	36 °F	December 28
9	36 °F	December 7
9	36 °F	November 30

January 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	54	35	0.00
January 2	59	41	0.00
January 3	61	46	0.00
January 4	59	50	0.46
January 5	55	47	2.36
January 6	54	47	1.07
January 7	55	44	0.51
January 8	54	38	0.00
January 9	53	47	0.04
January 10	59	46	0.00
January 11	64	48	0.00
January 12	65	43	0.00
January 13	65	52	0.31
January 14	57	40	0.22
January 15	66	48	0.46
January 16	58	52	0.42
January 17	57	55	0.25
January 18	65	50	1.24
January 19	63	52	1.74
January 20	65	50	0.00
January 21	63	47	0.00
January 22	59	54	1.79
January 23	59	50	0.17
January 24	63	40	0.00
January 25	66	40	0.00
January 26	68	41	0.00
January 27	66	45	0.00
January 28	61	39	0.00
January 29	61	54	0.12
January 30	59	50	0.33
January 31	57	44	0.31

February 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	60	39	0.00
February 2	59	38	0.19
February 3	58	37	0.00
February 4	67	40	0.00
February 5	73	38	0.00
February 6	73	40	0.00
February 7	76	43	0.00
February 8	85	46	0.00
February 9	73	44	0.00
February 10	79	45	0.00
February 11	72	45	0.00
February 12	70	46	0.00
February 13	72	45	0.00
February 14	79	45	0.00
February 15	79	49	0.00
February 16	84	47	0.00
February 17	63	56	0.37
February 18	63	49	0.47
February 19	62	43	0.00
February 20	69	46	0.00
February 21	71	42	0.00
February 22	70	42	0.00
February 23	78	41	0.00
February 24	76	41	0.00
February 25	79	44	0.00
February 26	70	46	0.00
February 27	74	52	0.00
February 28	68	45	0.00
February 29	80	44	0.00

March 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	75	47	0.00
March 2	68	45	0.00
March 3	70	54	0.04
March 4	62	58	0.69
March 5	60	57	2.19
March 6	64	47	1.07
March 7	61	45	0.95
March 8	62	41	0.02
March 9	63	51	0.13
March 10	68	51	0.00
March 11	60	50	0.66
March 12	56	43	0.17
March 13	59	55	1.26
March 14	64	49	0.17
March 15	72	41	0.00
March 16	74	42	0.00
March 17	72	48	0.00
March 18	70	53	0.00
March 19	70	52	0.00
March 20	68	49	0.08
March 21	63	47	0.12
March 22	66	42	0.10
March 23	68	41	0.00
March 24	75	42	0.00
March 25	72	47	0.00
March 26	73	43	0.00
March 27	74	48	0.00
March 28	65	45	0.00
March 29	64	37	0.00
March 30	68	37	0.00
March 31	69	46	0.00

April 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	69	46	0.00
April 2	74	44	0.00
April 3	66	52	0.00
April 4	76	45	0.00
April 5	84	44	0.00
April 6	91	48	0.00
April 7	68	56	0.00
April 8	66	56	0.07
April 9	68	57	0.16
April 10	59	56	0.21
April 11	68	51	0.00
April 12	68	53	0.00
April 13	73	45	0.00
April 14	68	46	0.12
April 15	75	45	0.00
April 16	85	46	0.00
April 17	83	43	0.00
April 18	86	45	0.00
April 19	80	48	0.00
April 20	74	42	0.00
April 21	72	57	0.00
April 22	64	56	0.28
April 23	72	44	0.00
April 24	70	51	0.00
April 25	72	45	0.00
April 26	70	41	0.00
April 27	65	44	0.05
April 28	74	44	0.00
April 29	72	48	0.00
April 30	80	44	0.00

May 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	46	0.00
May 2	70	55	0.00
May 3	71	54	0.00
May 4	66	55	0.00
May 5	65	56	0.03
May 6	65	55	0.21
May 7	63	55	0.00
May 8	69	50	0.00
May 9	67	55	0.00
May 10	66	53	0.00
May 11	67	54	0.01
May 12	68	55	0.00
May 13	68	55	0.00
May 14	77	47	0.00
May 15	77	50	0.00
May 16	74	50	0.00
May 17	76	53	0.00
May 18	70	50	0.00
May 19	76	54	0.00
May 20	66	49	0.00
May 21	65	47	0.00
May 22	68	43	0.00
May 23	71	45	0.00
May 24	68	51	0.00
May 25	68	50	0.00
May 26	68	50	0.00
May 27	72	54	0.00
May 28	70	48	0.00
May 29	67	55	0.00
May 30	68	54	0.00
May 31	73	53	0.00

June 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	65	55
June 2	72	55
June 3	85	47
June 4	70	55
June 5	69	56
June 6	68	56
June 7	74	59
June 8	77	59
June 9	75	52
June 10	78	51
June 11	72	46
June 12	74	53
June 13	74	56
June 14	76	50
June 15	68	46
June 16	75	46
June 17	75	53
June 18	82	54
June 19	92	52
June 20	84	50
June 21	84	51
June 22	82	51
June 23	85	49
June 24	79	51
June 25	79	50
June 26	79	48
June 27	78	50
June 28	75	51
June 29	71	52
June 30	67	54

July 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	66	52	0.00
July 2	66	55	0.00
July 3	66	55	0.00
July 4	65	54	0.00
July 5	67	56	0.01
July 6	75	56	0.00
July 7	75	57	0.00
July 8	76	57	0.00
July 9	86	52	0.00
July 10	80	50	0.00
July 11	79	48	0.00
July 12	75	55	0.00
July 13	76	49	0.00
July 14	71	50	0.00
July 15	70	54	0.00
July 16	68	56	0.00
July 17	69	57	0.00
July 18	79	52	0.00
July 19	79	49	0.00
July 20	80	48	0.00
July 21	81	48	0.00
July 22	76	48	0.00
July 23	81	48	0.00
July 24	76	51	0.00
July 25	70	54	0.00
July 26	74	53	0.00
July 27	75	52	0.00
July 28	76	55	0.00
July 29	76	56	0.00
July 30	74	55	0.00
July 31	71	56	0.00

August 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	76	60	0.00
August 2	68	57	0.00
August 3	68	55	0.00
August 4	73	56	0.01
August 5	69	57	0.01
August 6	71	53	0.00
August 7	75	51	0.00
August 8	72	51	0.00
August 9	68	54	0.00
August 10	71	55	0.00
August 11	69	57	0.00
August 12	71	57	0.00
August 13	77	54	0.00
August 14	74	55	0.00
August 15	69	56	0.00
August 16	74	54	0.00
August 17	71	57	0.00
August 18	68	57	0.00
August 19	71	58	0.00
August 20	78	57	0.00
August 21	75	58	0.00
August 22	74	54	0.00
August 23	71	59	0.00
August 24	74	58	0.00
August 25	69	57	0.00
August 26	68	59	0.02
August 27	72	60	0.00
August 28	77	55	0.00
August 29	79	51	0.00
August 30	81	53	0.00
August 31	84	52	0.00

September 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	76	57	0.00
September 2	72	51	0.00
September 3	75	53	0.00
September 4	71	47	0.00
September 5	74	55	0.00
September 6	82	47	0.00
September 7	81	49	0.00
September 8	72	59	0.00
September 9	70	49	0.00
September 10	69	55	0.00
September 11	68	57	0.00
September 12	67	57	0.00
September 13	69	57	0.03
September 14	75	49	0.00
September 15	77	48	0.00
September 16	74	52	0.00
September 17	81	51	0.00
September 18	91	49	0.00
September 19	84	57	0.00
September 20	76	57	0.00
September 21	79	57	0.00
September 22	76	51	0.00
September 23	81	47	0.00
September 24	85	53	0.00
September 25	95	56	0.00
September 26	97	58	0.00
September 27	88	58	0.00
September 28	73	55	0.00
September 29	71	55	0.00
September 30	72	53	0.00

October 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	74	48	0.00
October 2	72	48	0.00
October 3	65	48	0.00
October 4	75	58	0.00
October 5	75	48	0.00
October 6	75	48	0.00
October 7	85	50	0.00
October 8	90	50	0.00
October 9	77	51	0.00
October 10	67	53	0.00
October 11	67	59	0.00
October 12	68	51	0.00
October 13	69	48	0.00
October 14	63	59	0.35
October 15	67	62	0.31
October 16	63	62	2.17
October 17	69	56	0.03
October 18	71	51	0.00
October 19	73	50	0.00
October 20	79	51	0.00
October 21	76	54	0.00
October 22	72	51	0.00
October 23	64	53	0.00
October 24	66	60	0.00
October 25	67	60	0.01
October 26	69	55	0.02
October 27	66	57	0.20
October 28	66	61	1.08
October 29	66	62	0.02
October 30	64	60	0.32
October 31	66	55	0.38

November 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	66	55	0.85
November 2	70	49	0.00
November 3	75	50	0.00
November 4	76	52	0.00
November 5	68	48	0.00
November 6	70	53	0.00
November 7	75	55	0.00
November 8	76	56	0.00
November 9	77	54	0.00
November 10	76	54	0.00
November 11	69	54	0.00
November 12	73	52	0.00
November 13	73	52	0.00
November 14	65	52	0.00
November 15	66	53	0.00
November 16	65	47	0.00
November 17	62	44	0.00
November 18	66	41	0.00
November 19	61	52	0.51
November 20	60	57	0.35
November 21	64	49	0.00
November 22	62	47	0.00
November 23	63	47	0.00
November 24	64	42	0.00
November 25	61	41	0.00
November 26	56	49	0.75
November 27	60	50	0.27
November 28	60	48	0.10
November 29	62	39	0.00
November 30	62	36	0.00

December 2016 Santa Cruz Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	64	41	0.00
December 2	64	38	0.00
December 3	64	37	0.00
December 4	60	37	0.00
December 5	62	40	0.00
December 6	61	39	0.00
December 7	55	36	0.01
December 8	58	47	1.62
December 9	62	57	0.25
December 10	59	57	2.55
December 11	58	49	0.01
December 12	59	46	0.00
December 13	60	47	0.01
December 14	58	54	0.13
December 15	58	55	2.42
December 16	56	45	0.05
December 17	56	33	0.00
December 18	57	30	0.00
December 19	61	30	0.00
December 20	66	34	0.00
December 21	68	40	0.00
December 22	64	38	0.00
December 23	51	43	0.79
December 24	55	33	0.00
December 25	51	32	0.00
December 26	62	37	0.00
December 27	60	34	0.00
December 28	65	36	0.00
December 29	71	36	0.00
December 30	65	44	0.00
December 31	59	38	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2022	Santa Cruz	location