Weather in Santa Cruz in December 2024
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Santa Cruz;
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Cruz in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +34°C with a maximum of +37°C and a minimum of +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 27% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +35°C to +31°C.
Is Santa Cruz warm or cold in December?
Santa Cruz is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +22°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is the hottest month in Santa Cruz, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Santa Cruz in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +38°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 111 mm | 152 mm | 167 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 78% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 111 mm to 152 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 1 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Santa Cruz is gradually decreasing during December, going from 8 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Santa Cruz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Santa Cruz in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+27°C) and the highest in 2023 (+30°C). The driest year was 1999 with only 713 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1981 with 1445 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Santa Cruz
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santa Cruz, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.