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Typical August weather
Santa Barbara
California · August
75° days
58° nights
rain is rare · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 64°
What to pack
- Sunscreen
What August feels like
August is Fiesta month: confetti eggs all over State Street and a town that takes a few days off. The water is about as warm as it gets here, which still means most people ease in rather than dive.
Rain is genuinely rare — most years, August stays dry start to finish. Humidity stays comfortable; the air never feels heavy.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 64° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 75° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 58° |
| Days with real rain | 0 |
| Total rain | under 0.1 in |
| Humidity | comfortable |
| Water temperature | 64° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:20 am / 7:46 pm |