Santa Barbara weather in February

In February, Santa Barbara sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santa Barbara's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Barbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 60°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 46°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3.7 in; 6.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:52 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Santa Barbara is city in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Density: 845/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1847

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Barbara reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°F cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°F)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Avg low (°F)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	46
2	60	46
3	60	46
4	60	46
5	60	46
6	60	46
7	60	46
8	60	46
9	60	46
10	60	46
11	60	46
12	60	46
13	60	46
14	60	46
15	60	46
16	60	46
17	60	46
18	60	46
19	60	46
20	60	46
21	60	46
22	60	46
23	60	46
24	60	46
25	60	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46

Santa Barbara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	60° / 46°	3.7	6.2	0.4	10	5.5
Feb	60° / 46°	3.7	6.6	0.7	10.7	5.3
Mar	62° / 47°	2.7	5.8	0.6	11.7	6.2
Apr	65° / 49°	0.9	3	0.3	12.8	7.5
May	69° / 53°	0.4	1.8	0	13.8	8.3
Jun	74° / 58°	0.1	0.5	0	14.3	9.3
Jul	78° / 62°	0.1	0.7	0	14.1	9.2
Aug	78° / 63°	0.0	0.2	0	13.3	9.2
Sep	76° / 60°	0.1	0.5	0	12.2	9.4
Oct	72° / 56°	0.7	1.9	0	11.1	8.8
Nov	65° / 50°	1.0	3	0.1	10.2	7.5
Dec	60° / 46°	2.4	5.1	0.3	9.7	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	60
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Santa Barbara gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	18	1
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	20	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	22	2
10	22	2
11	23	2
12	24	3
13	24	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	26	3
19	26	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	27	3
23	27	2
24	27	2
25	27	2
26	27	2
27	26	2
28	26	2

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:03	5:21
2	10.3	7:03	5:22
3	10.4	7:02	5:23
4	10.4	7:01	5:24
5	10.4	7:00	5:25
6	10.4	7:00	5:26
7	10.5	6:59	5:27
8	10.5	6:58	5:28
9	10.5	6:57	5:29
10	10.6	6:56	5:30
11	10.6	6:56	5:31
12	10.6	6:55	5:32
13	10.7	6:54	5:33
14	10.7	6:53	5:34
15	10.7	6:52	5:35
16	10.8	6:51	5:36
17	10.8	6:50	5:37
18	10.8	6:49	5:38
19	10.8	6:48	5:39
20	10.9	6:47	5:40
21	10.9	6:46	5:41
22	10.9	6:44	5:41
23	11.0	6:43	5:42
24	11.0	6:42	5:43
25	11.1	6:41	5:44
26	11.1	6:40	5:45
27	11.1	6:39	5:46
28	11.2	6:37	5:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Santa Barbara?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Santa Barbara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Barbara in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Santa Barbara sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Santa Barbara in February

The nearest coast averages about 58°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 65°F and coldest in April near 56°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	58	58	57	56	58	61	64	65	65	64	62	59
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	58	Bracing
Feb	58	Bracing
Mar	57	Bracing
Apr	56	Bracing
May	58	Bracing
Jun	61	Cool
Jul	64	Cool
Aug	65	Cool
Sep	65	Cool
Oct	64	Cool
Nov	62	Cool
Dec	59	Bracing

UV index in Santa Barbara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Barbara peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	5	7	8	11	11	10	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Santa Barbara in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Barbara is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	7	6	6	6	28	19	9	11	7	21
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Barbara?

Santa Barbara sits at 34.4°N, 119.7°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Goleta, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Santa Barbara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Santa Barbara.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Santa Barbara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 ft around an average of 177 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,963 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,806 ft.

The land around Santa Barbara is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (33%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and trees (36%) within 10 miles, and water (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

830 ft

artificial surfaces 45%

10 miles

3,963 ft

water 46%

50 miles

8,806 ft

water 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Santa Barbara year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Goleta 7.5 mi · Isla Vista 9.3 mi · Ventura 25 mi · Oxnard 34 mi · Port Hueneme 34 mi · Santa Paula 37 mi · Camarillo 40 mi · Fillmore 45 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Santa Barbara (34.4208°, -119.6982°, elevation 49 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	46
2	60	46
3	60	46
4	60	46
5	60	46
6	60	46
7	60	46
8	60	46
9	60	46
10	60	46
11	60	46
12	60	46
13	60	46
14	60	46
15	60	46
16	60	46
17	60	46
18	60	46
19	60	46
20	60	46
21	60	46
22	60	46
23	60	46
24	60	46
25	60	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	18	1
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	20	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	22	2
10	22	2
11	23	2
12	24	3
13	24	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	26	3
19	26	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	27	3
23	27	2
24	27	2
25	27	2
26	27	2
27	26	2
28	26	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	46
2	60	46
3	60	46
4	60	46
5	60	46
6	60	46
7	60	46
8	60	46
9	60	46
10	60	46
11	60	46
12	60	46
13	60	46
14	60	46
15	60	46
16	60	46
17	60	46
18	60	46
19	60	46
20	60	46
21	60	46
22	60	46
23	60	46
24	60	46
25	60	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	18	1
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	20	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	22	2
10	22	2
11	23	2
12	24	3
13	24	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	26	3
19	26	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	27	3
23	27	2
24	27	2
25	27	2
26	27	2
27	26	2
28	26	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	46
2	60	46
3	60	46
4	60	46
5	60	46
6	60	46
7	60	46
8	60	46
9	60	46
10	60	46
11	60	46
12	60	46
13	60	46
14	60	46
15	60	46
16	60	46
17	60	46
18	60	46
19	60	46
20	60	46
21	60	46
22	60	46
23	60	46
24	60	46
25	60	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	18	1
2	18	1
3	18	1
4	19	2
5	19	2
6	20	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	22	2
10	22	2
11	23	2
12	24	3
13	24	3
14	25	3
15	25	3
16	25	3
17	25	3
18	26	3
19	26	3
20	26	3
21	26	3
22	27	3
23	27	2
24	27	2
25	27	2
26	27	2
27	26	2
28	26	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100