🇺🇸 Weather in Santa Barbara
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Hourly Forecast for Santa Barbara
22:00
16°
77%
23:00
16°
74%
00:00
16°
86%
01:00
15°
73%
02:00
15°
68%
03:00
15°
75%
04:00
14°
34%
05:00
14°
39%
06:00
11°
59%
07:00
10°
48%
08:00
15°
40%
09:00
16°
34%
10:00
17°
39%
11:00
17°
32%
12:00
18°
21%
13:00
18°
28%
14:00
18°
23%
15:00
18°
24%
16:00
18°
16%
17:00
18°
15%
18:00
15°
10%
19:00
11°
16%
20:00
15°
13%
21:00
12°
25%
14-Day Forecast for Santa Barbara
2026-10-21
Light rain shower
21° /
11°
2026-10-22
Patchy rain nearby
18° /
10°
2026-10-23
Sunny
22° /
9°
2026-10-24
Sunny
25° /
10°
2026-10-25
Sunny
27° /
13°
2026-10-26
Sunny
27° /
13°
2026-10-27
Cloudy
24° /
14°
Additional Forecasts for Santa Barbara
Air Quality
💨 US EPA Index 1 (Good)
CO (Carbon Monoxide) 115.0 μg/m³
O₃ (Ozone) 67.0 μg/m³
NO₂ (Nitrogen Dioxide) 2.3 μg/m³
SO₂ (Sulphur Dioxide) 0.3 μg/m³
PM2.5 (Fine particles) 2.3 μg/m³
PM10 (Coarse particles) 3.4 μg/m³
Historical Weather
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Weather in Santa Barbara — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on current conditions in Santa Barbara.
What is the weather like right now in Santa Barbara?
Right now in Santa Barbara, United States the temperature is 15.3°C (feels like 14.7°C), with light rain shower. Relative humidity is 89% and wind is 8.3 km/h.
What is today's high and low temperature in Santa Barbara?
Today's forecast high in Santa Barbara is 20.6°C and the overnight low is 11.3°C. The diurnal range — high minus low — depends on cloud cover; clear days swing more than overcast ones.
Will it rain in Santa Barbara today?
The chance of precipitation in Santa Barbara today is 87%. Forecast accuracy is highest within the next 6 hours and decreases steadily out to 14 days.
How often does the weather here update?
Current observations refresh every 15-60 minutes from the nearest monitoring stations operated by national meteorological agencies. The hourly forecast updates approximately every hour; the 7- and 14-day outlook is recomputed several times per day.
What does 'feels like' temperature mean?
Feels-like (apparent) temperature accounts for humidity, wind chill and direct sunshine — variables that change how the human body perceives heat or cold. On hot, humid days it can be 3-7°C above the actual reading; on cold windy days it can be 5-15°C below.
Why does the temperature in Santa Barbara differ from nearby cities?
Even short distances can change temperatures noticeably. Santa Barbara's reading reflects altitude, proximity to large bodies of water, urban heat island effects, and the exact location of the monitoring stations supplying the data. Coastal cities are typically milder and more humid than inland equivalents.