Santa Cruz weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Santa Cruz is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Santa Cruz, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
21st May
21

10

10

UV8
Friday
22nd May
18

10

6

UV7
Saturday
23rd May
18

9

5

UV8
Sunday
24th May
18

10

7

UV8
Monday
25th May
19

9

7

UV7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 21st May 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 21st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

21
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
10
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect fog in low lying areas in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

18
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
fog in low lying areas
6
hours of sunshine
UV7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

18
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

18
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
15
kph wind from SW

Santa Cruz weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Santa Cruz, California with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.