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Santa Barbara weather this week
Santa Barbara scores 8.4 out of 10 and has 2 genuinely clear days out of 7. Dull days (5) still outnumber bright ones (2), so this is not a good week.
2 clear of 7 days · best run 7 days — The clouds are winning — 2 bright days out of 7
The next 7 days in Santa Barbara
Every number below is the forecast we hold, rendered as text — nothing here is drawn on a canvas or filled in by JavaScript. The rain figure is the highest chance in the window (2%), not the lowest, because the worst number is the useful one.
| Day | High | Low | Rain chance | Sky | Day score |
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| 78°F | 62°F | 1% | Fog wet | 7.0 Fog - expect to get wet |
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| 76°F | 62°F | 2% | Fog wet | 7.0 Fog - expect to get wet |
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| 84°F | 68°F | 0% | Clear clear | 10.0 Clear and perfect |
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| 82°F | 67°F | 0% | Overcast cloudy | 8.5 Cloudy but warm & dry |
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| 81°F | 67°F | 1% | Clear clear | 10.0 Clear and perfect |
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| 81°F | 67°F | 1% | Overcast cloudy | 8.5 Cloudy but warm & dry |
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| 80°F | 64°F | 1% | Overcast cloudy | 8.5 Cloudy but warm & dry |
How this week got its score
- 7 forecast days: 2 clear/mainly clear, 0 partly cloudy, 3 overcast, 2 wet (fog/drizzle/rain/showers), 0 stormy.
- Trimmed mean of day scores 8.5 × 0.55 = 4.68
- Worst day drag: worst day is 7.0 × 0.25 = 1.75 - one bad day cannot be averaged away.
- Longest consecutive run of good days (≥7.0) is 7/7 = 100% coverage × 0.20 = 2.00
- Best single day is 10.0 but it only counts through the trimmed mean - a lone great day cannot carry the window.
- Advertised 3-day window (2026-08-06→2026-08-08) scores 8.2 on its own.
- Legacy gate counted 7/7 days as "perfect sun"; this model counts 2 genuinely clear.
The full model, including why a single great day cannot rescue a bad week, is on the methodology page.
Getting to Santa Barbara
The nearest airport we price is SBA. From New York City that is about 5h 31m in the air out of EWR, 2510 miles. Flight times from 55 other departure metros are on the search page.
Where to stay in Santa Barbara
3 properties we currently hold live rates for, in supplier order. The nightly rate shown is what the supplier returned at the last refresh for the window above — it is a held rate, not a quote, and it moves.
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Rosewood Miramar Beach$2,760per night$8,281 total
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Kimpton Canary Hotel by IHG$852per night$2,557 total
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Best Western Plus Santa Barbara$432per night$1,296 total
So, should you go?
Santa Barbara scores 8.4 out of 10 and has 2 genuinely clear days out of 7. Dull days (5) still outnumber bright ones (2), so this is not a good week. There is some sun in this window, but not much. Compare it against the rest of the list before booking.
Santa Barbara by month — 8-year ERA5 history
Historical clear-sky percentages from the ERA5 reanalysis (2018–2025). This is history, not a forecast — the 7-day forecast above is this week. They can and do differ.
| Month | Historically clear | Sample (n) | |
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| January | 19% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| February | 22% | n=226 | all destinations → |
| March | 19% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| April | 48% | n=240 | all destinations → |
| May | 46% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| June | 70% | n=240 | all destinations → |
| July | 93% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| August | 96% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| September | 83% | n=240 | all destinations → |
| October | 81% | n=248 | all destinations → |
| November | 48% | n=240 | all destinations → |
| December | 19% | n=248 | all destinations → |
Each month links to the detailed almanac page for Santa Barbara in that month. The “all destinations” column links to the full ranking across all destinations for that month.
Forecast data from Open-Meteo, last refreshed 2026-08-06T13:36:08.059221Z. Hotel names and rates come from LiteAPI and change constantly; the rate shown is the rate we held at refresh time, not a quote. Scores are forecasts, not guarantees, and the whole model is published on our methodology page.