Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 4.23 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Santa Barbara, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Santa Barbara recorded 4.23 Degrees celsius for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 788.2% on the previous year and up 234.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Santa Barbara peaked at 4.23 Degrees celsius in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.05 Degrees celsius, in 1998.
That places Santa Barbara 140th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Santa Barbara, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4405 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.8189 Degrees celsius | -285.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2464 Degrees celsius | -69.9% |
| 1984 | 0.489 Degrees celsius | -298.5% |
| 1985 | -0.2096 Degrees celsius | -142.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2509 Degrees celsius | -219.7% |
| 1987 | -0.328 Degrees celsius | -230.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2506 Degrees celsius | -176.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2455 Degrees celsius | -2.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0338 Degrees celsius | -113.8% |
| 1991 | -0.2791 Degrees celsius | +725.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3832 Degrees celsius | -237.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0131 Degrees celsius | -103.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2533 Degrees celsius | +1840.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3964 Degrees celsius | -256.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7668 Degrees celsius | +93.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6226 Degrees celsius | -18.8% |
| 1998 | -1.05 Degrees celsius | -269.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5966 Degrees celsius | -43.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0322 Degrees celsius | -94.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1864 Degrees celsius | +478.6% |
| 2002 | -0.2632 Degrees celsius | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2961 Degrees celsius | -212.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0273 Degrees celsius | -90.8% |
| 2005 | -0.039 Degrees celsius | -243.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0524 Degrees celsius | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1226 Degrees celsius | -334.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4791 Degrees celsius | +290.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1571 Degrees celsius | -67.2% |
| 2010 | -0.522 Degrees celsius | -432.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6407 Degrees celsius | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4637 Degrees celsius | -172.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4923 Degrees celsius | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 Degrees celsius | +234.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 Degrees celsius | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9443 Degrees celsius | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 1.18 Degrees celsius | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 Degrees celsius | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0524 Degrees celsius | -95.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 Degrees celsius | +2155.7% |
| 2021 | 0.681 Degrees celsius | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9727 Degrees celsius | +42.8% |
| 2023 | -0.444 Degrees celsius | -145.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4764 Degrees celsius | -207.3% |
| 2025 | 4.23 Degrees celsius | +788.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0082 Degrees celsius | -0.8189 Degrees celsius | 0.489 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0061 Degrees celsius | -1.05 Degrees celsius | 0.7668 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0509 Degrees celsius | -0.2632 Degrees celsius | 0.4791 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5935 Degrees celsius | -0.6407 Degrees celsius | 1.65 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 Degrees celsius | -0.444 Degrees celsius | 4.23 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Santa Barbara
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 19.24 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 17.4 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 2.65 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 2.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Santa Barbara?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Santa Barbara was 4.23 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Santa Barbara?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 Degrees celsius in 2025.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Santa Barbara?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 Degrees celsius in 1998.
- How does Santa Barbara rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Santa Barbara ranks 140th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Santa Barbara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Santa Barbara data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Change in air temperature at 2 meters from 1981–2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org