Santa Barbara weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Santa Barbara is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Santa Barbara, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
19th May
23

15

12

UV8
Wednesday
20th May
22

15

14

UV8
Thursday
21st May
21

13

13

UV8
Friday
22nd May
20

13

9

UV9
Saturday
23rd May
19

13

7

UV8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 19th May 2026 GMT

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

Santa Barbara weather forecast by day

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

Santa Barbara weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Barbara, California with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

23
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
12
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
23
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Santa Barbara weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect clear skies in Santa Barbara, California with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

22
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
14
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SW

Santa Barbara weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Santa Barbara, California with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

21
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
13
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
21
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SW

Santa Barbara weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Barbara, California with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
UV9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SW

Santa Barbara weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Barbara, California with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.