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When to go · Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, month by month

The best months for Santa Cruz: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, landslide closures on mountain roads).17 °C / 5 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, landslide closures on mountain roads).18 °C / 6 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, landslide closures on mountain roads).19 °C / 7 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.21 °C / 8 °C, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGreatInside Santa Cruz's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods.22 °C / 9 °C, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Santa Cruz's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods.23 °C / 11 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods). Across United States: Peak season: parks full, 4 July crowds, 40 °C+ in the desert, humid East. Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are at their best.24 °C / 13 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods). Across United States: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.24 °C / 13 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Santa Cruz's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods.25 °C / 11 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatInside Santa Cruz's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods.23 °C / 10 °C, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, driest); May–Jun for redwoods). Across United States: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.19 °C / 7 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, landslide closures on mountain roads).16 °C / 5 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday