Santa Cruz weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Santa Cruz is expected to be 20°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Santa Cruz, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
29th Jan
20

7

9

3
Friday
30th Jan
21

9

8

3
Saturday
31st Jan
20

9

7

3
Sunday
1st Feb
17

8

7

3
Monday
2nd Feb
17

7

7

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 29th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for California (Santa Cruz) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Santa Cruz weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Santa Cruz for the next 5 days.

Santa Cruz weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

20
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from N

Santa Cruz weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

21
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
21
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from NE

Santa Cruz weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

20
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from NE

Santa Cruz weather for Sunday 1st February 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north.