Santa Cruz weather by month

Check out Santa Cruz weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Santa Cruz (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
19°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Santa Cruz19
18°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Santa Cruz18
19°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Santa Cruz19
19°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Santa Cruz19
21°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Santa Cruz21
22°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Santa Cruz22
24°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Santa Cruz24
25°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Santa Cruz25
25°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Santa Cruz25
24°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Santa Cruz24
22°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Santa Cruz22
19°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Santa Cruz19
Min temperature (night-time)
13°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Santa Cruz13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Santa Cruz13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Santa Cruz13
14°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Santa Cruz14
15°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Santa Cruz15
17°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Santa Cruz17
19°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Santa Cruz19
19°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Santa Cruz19
19°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Santa Cruz19
18°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Santa Cruz18
16°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Santa Cruz16
14°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Santa Cruz14
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in February in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in March in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in April in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in May in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in June in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in July in Santa Cruz0
Low heat & humidity in August in Santa CruzL
No heat & humidity in September in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in October in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in November in Santa Cruz0
No heat & humidity in December in Santa Cruz0
Sea temperature
18°C sea temperature in January in Santa Cruz18
18°C sea temperature in February in Santa Cruz18
18°C sea temperature in March in Santa Cruz18
18°C sea temperature in April in Santa Cruz18
19°C sea temperature in May in Santa Cruz19
20°C sea temperature in June in Santa Cruz20
21°C sea temperature in July in Santa Cruz21
23°C sea temperature in August in Santa Cruz23
23°C sea temperature in September in Santa Cruz23
22°C sea temperature in October in Santa Cruz22
21°C sea temperature in November in Santa Cruz21
19°C sea temperature in December in Santa Cruz19

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Santa Cruz

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
10 hours of daylight per day in January in Santa Cruz10
11 hours of daylight per day in February in Santa Cruz11
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Santa Cruz12
13 hours of daylight per day in April in Santa Cruz13
14 hours of daylight per day in May in Santa Cruz14
14 hours of daylight per day in June in Santa Cruz14
14 hours of daylight per day in July in Santa Cruz14
13 hours of daylight per day in August in Santa Cruz13
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Santa Cruz12
11 hours of daylight per day in October in Santa Cruz11
10 hours of daylight per day in November in Santa Cruz10
10 hours of daylight per day in December in Santa Cruz10
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in January in Santa Cruz3
UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in February in Santa Cruz5
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in March in Santa Cruz6
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in April in Santa Cruz8
UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High) in May in Santa Cruz9
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in June in Santa Cruz10
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in July in Santa Cruz10
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in August in Santa Cruz10
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in September in Santa Cruz8
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in October in Santa Cruz6
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in November in Santa Cruz4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in December in Santa Cruz3

Rainfall in Santa Cruz

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
20 days with some rainfall in January in Santa Cruz20
18 days with some rainfall in February in Santa Cruz18
18 days with some rainfall in March in Santa Cruz18
15 days with some rainfall in April in Santa Cruz15
14 days with some rainfall in May in Santa Cruz14
12 days with some rainfall in June in Santa Cruz12
12 days with some rainfall in July in Santa Cruz12
12 days with some rainfall in August in Santa Cruz12
15 days with some rainfall in September in Santa Cruz15
17 days with some rainfall in October in Santa Cruz17
19 days with some rainfall in November in Santa Cruz19
19 days with some rainfall in December in Santa Cruz19
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
96 mm monthly rainfall in January in Santa Cruz96
82 mm monthly rainfall in February in Santa Cruz82
64 mm monthly rainfall in March in Santa Cruz64
38 mm monthly rainfall in April in Santa Cruz38
18 mm monthly rainfall in May in Santa Cruz18
10 mm monthly rainfall in June in Santa Cruz10
2 mm monthly rainfall in July in Santa Cruz2
5 mm monthly rainfall in August in Santa Cruz5
22 mm monthly rainfall in September in Santa Cruz22
72 mm monthly rainfall in October in Santa Cruz72
92 mm monthly rainfall in November in Santa Cruz92
91 mm monthly rainfall in December in Santa Cruz91

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The climate guide for Madeira (Santa Cruz) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below the Santa Cruz chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

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