Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:48 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:05 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month September: highs 75°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 64°F, lows 40°F13 in of rain a year, on about 26 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare6 days above 90°F, 9 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Santa Maria Public Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Twitchell Dam
Nearby landmarksSaint Joseph Seminary Collegecollege · 3.0 miGuadalupe Lakelake · 4.8 miLaurus Collegecollege · 6.0 miNewlove Hillpeak · 4.5 miMount Solomonpeak · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLos Padres National Forestnational forest · 4.3 mi · 1,767,630 acresRice Ranch Open Spacerecreation area · 2.9 mi · 303 acresPine Grove Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.6 miSanta Maria Fair Parkstate park · 6.6 miBurton Mesa Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 5,187 acresPoint Sal State Beachstate park · 10.1 mi · 127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 29 May 198021 mi away, near Guadalupe, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Sep 202543 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 Maria Utilities Departmentserves 109,477 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation758 ft231 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarian Regional Medical Center8.1 miPost officeOrcutt Post Office2.4 miTown hallSanta Maria City Hall7.5 miPoliceSanta Barbara County Sheriff's Office - Santa Maria Substation3.1 miFire stationSanta Barbara County Fire Department Station 212.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Joseph Seminary College3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field SMX3.8 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR129 miUS highwayUS 1014.7 miAmtrakGuadalupe, CA GUA9.4 miCoachSanta Maria Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93456 ZIP area.
