Weather in Santa Cruz in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Cruz in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +31°C with a maximum of +35°C and a minimum of +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +28°C.
Is Santa Cruz warm or cold in January?
Santa Cruz is typically hot in January.
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.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Santa Cruz:
Climate in Santa Cruz in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +38°C | +38°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 152 mm | 167 mm | 132 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. 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 152 mm to 167 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Santa Cruz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Santa Cruz in January 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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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.