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Best time to visit Santa Clara

January is the best time to visit Santa Clara for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 86/100
The least cloud February 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 23 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 86 26 °C 5
2 December 84 26 °C 5
3 February 83 27 °C 4
4 March 80 29 °C 5
5 November 74 27 °C 9
6 April 69 30 °C 8
7 May 56 31 °C 16
8 October 54 29 °C 18
9 July 48 32 °C 17
10 September 47 31 °C 22
11 June 46 31 °C 20
12 August 45 32 °C 19

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 32 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.1 °C 24 mm 45 %
February 27.4 °C 27 mm 36 %
March 28.7 °C 23 mm 36 %
April 30.4 °C 44 mm 39 %
May 30.6 °C 127 mm 49 %
June 31.0 °C 151 mm 67 %
July 31.7 °C 96 mm 57 %
August 31.7 °C 117 mm 59 %
September 30.6 °C 155 mm 64 %
October 28.9 °C 113 mm 61 %
November 27.0 °C 44 mm 50 %
December 26.4 °C 24 mm 46 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.