Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:47 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:02 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 75°F, lows 58°FColdest month February: highs 64°F, lows 44°F17 in of rain a year, on about 24 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare3 days above 90°F, 6 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Santa Barbara Muni Ap station; snow from Santa Barbara
Nearby landmarksUniversity of California Santa Barbaracollege · under a mileGoleta Pointcape · 1.0 miCampus Lagoonlake · under a mileCoal Oil Pointcape · 1.7 miLake Los Carneroslake · 1.7 miMescalitan Islandisland · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoleta Slough Ecological Reservestate conservation land · within reach · 382 acresNorth Coast Open Spacestate recreation area · 1.3 mi · 128 acresCoal Oil Point Natural Reservestate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 174 acresCamino Corto Open Spacerecreation area · under a mileGoleta Beach County Parkpark · 1.1 miChumash Painted Cave State Historic Parkstate historic site · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes291 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197023 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 5 Apr 201842 mi away, near Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 6 Jun 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSanta Barbara County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Very HighDrought Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality45% of days had good air in 2025164 of 365 days measured201 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Santa Barbara County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Santa Barbara Water Departmentserves 99,323 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation52 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGoleta Valley Cottage Hospital2.6 miPost officeEllwood Post Office1.0 miTown hallGoleta City Hall1.1 miPoliceUniversity of California Santa Barbara Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSanta Barbara County Fire Department Station 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryIsla Vista Elementary School1.0 miCollegeUniversity of California Santa Barbaraunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Barbara Municipal Airport SBAunder a mileMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR87 miUS highwayUS 1011.9 miAmtrakGoleta, CA GTA1.5 miCoachUc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus StopAlvand Transportation, Amtrak Chartered Vehicleunder a mileTransit41 stops within a mileSanta Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD), Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93107 ZIP area.
