Santa Maria weather in February

In February, Santa Maria sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 59°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santa Maria's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 59°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 48°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3.6 in; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:56 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Santa Maria is city in southern California, United States.

Density: 1,734/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1874

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 59°F through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Maria reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 66°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
Avg low (°F)	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	47
2	60	48
3	60	48
4	60	48
5	60	48
6	60	48
7	60	48
8	59	48
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	59	48
16	59	48
17	59	48
18	59	48
19	59	48
20	59	48
21	59	48
22	59	48
23	59	48
24	59	48
25	59	48
26	59	48
27	59	48
28	59	48

Santa Maria weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	59° / 47°	3.8	7.2	9.9	5.1
Feb	59° / 48°	3.6	7.8	10.7	4.9
Mar	60° / 49°	2.8	6.3	11.7	5.5
Apr	62° / 50°	1.0	3.3	12.9	6.4
May	64° / 53°	0.4	1.6	13.8	7.3
Jun	66° / 56°	0.1	0.4	14.3	8.2
Jul	69° / 59°	0.0	0.2	14.1	8.5
Aug	70° / 59°	0.0	0.1	13.3	8.8
Sep	70° / 59°	0.0	0.4	12.2	8.7
Oct	68° / 56°	0.8	1.8	11.1	8.3
Nov	64° / 51°	1.4	3.7	10.2	6.9
Dec	59° / 47°	2.8	6.1	9.7	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Maria gets around 3.6 in of rain over 7.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	22	22	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	24
7	25
8	25
9	26
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 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)	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:49 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	10.3	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41
Sunset (PM)	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	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:07	5:23
2	10.3	7:07	5:24
3	10.3	7:06	5:25
4	10.4	7:05	5:26
5	10.4	7:04	5:27
6	10.4	7:04	5:28
7	10.4	7:03	5:29
8	10.5	7:02	5:30
9	10.5	7:01	5:31
10	10.5	7:00	5:32
11	10.6	6:59	5:33
12	10.6	6:58	5:34
13	10.6	6:58	5:35
14	10.7	6:57	5:36
15	10.7	6:56	5:37
16	10.7	6:55	5:38
17	10.8	6:54	5:39
18	10.8	6:52	5:40
19	10.8	6:51	5:41
20	10.9	6:50	5:42
21	10.9	6:49	5:43
22	10.9	6:48	5:44
23	11.0	6:47	5:45
24	11.0	6:46	5:46
25	11.0	6:45	5:47
26	11.1	6:43	5:48
27	11.1	6:42	5:48
28	11.1	6:41	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.91 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)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	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
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Santa Maria?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Maria in February

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

In February, Santa Maria sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Santa Maria in February

The nearest coast averages about 56°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 12 mi away) is warmest in October at about 60°F and coldest in April near 54°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)	56	56	55	54	54	56	58	59	60	60	59	57
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	56	Bracing
Feb	56	Bracing
Mar	55	Bracing
Apr	54	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	58	Bracing
Aug	59	Cool
Sep	60	Cool
Oct	60	Cool
Nov	59	Bracing
Dec	57	Bracing

UV index in Santa Maria in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — 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 Maria peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	4	5	7	8	11	10	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	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Santa Maria 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 Maria is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 4 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)	7	6	7	6	5	4	7	19	17	7	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	4	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	7	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria?

Santa Maria sits at 35.0°N, 120.4°W, 220 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Orcutt, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Santa Maria

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Santa Maria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 220 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,657 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,713 ft.

The land around Santa Maria is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and cropland (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and cropland (26%) within 10 miles, and grassland (42%) and water (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

108 ft

artificial surfaces 65%

10 miles

2,657 ft

grassland 44%

50 miles

6,713 ft

grassland 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Orcutt 6.2 mi · Nipomo 6.8 mi · Arroyo Grande 14 mi · Lompoc 22 mi · San Luis Obispo 26 mi · Atascadero 39 mi · Paso Robles 48 mi · Isla Vista 50 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 Maria (34.953°, -120.4357°, elevation 220 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	47
2	60	48
3	60	48
4	60	48
5	60	48
6	60	48
7	60	48
8	59	48
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	59	48
16	59	48
17	59	48
18	59	48
19	59	48
20	59	48
21	59	48
22	59	48
23	59	48
24	59	48
25	59	48
26	59	48
27	59	48
28	59	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	24
7	25
8	25
9	26
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	47
2	60	48
3	60	48
4	60	48
5	60	48
6	60	48
7	60	48
8	59	48
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	59	48
16	59	48
17	59	48
18	59	48
19	59	48
20	59	48
21	59	48
22	59	48
23	59	48
24	59	48
25	59	48
26	59	48
27	59	48
28	59	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	24
7	25
8	25
9	26
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	47
2	60	48
3	60	48
4	60	48
5	60	48
6	60	48
7	60	48
8	59	48
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	59	48
16	59	48
17	59	48
18	59	48
19	59	48
20	59	48
21	59	48
22	59	48
23	59	48
24	59	48
25	59	48
26	59	48
27	59	48
28	59	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	23
4	23
5	23
6	24
7	25
8	25
9	26
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0