05/27/2007 17:25:05

Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:

• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

 

Station
SANTA BARBARA

Distance
0.8 miles

Jan Temp
45 to 65 F

Apr Temp
50 to 69 F

Jul Temp
59 to 75 F

Oct Temp
55 to 73 F

Annual Precip
18.5 inches



Station
SANTA BARBARA MNCPL AP

Distance
8.8 miles

Jan Temp
41 to 65 F

Apr Temp
48 to 70 F

Jul Temp
57 to 77 F

Oct Temp
52 to 75 F

Annual Precip
16.9 inches



Station
OJAI

Distance
26.5 miles

Jan Temp
37 to 68 F

Apr Temp
44 to 75 F

Jul Temp
56 to 89 F

Oct Temp
47 to 82 F

Annual Precip
21.7 inches

05/27/2007 15:33:29

Nearest Large City
87 miles W of Los Angeles, California

County
Santa Barbara

Metro Area
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc

Standard Zip Codes
93101, 93103, 93105, 93106, 93108, 93109, 93110, 93111, 93117

P.O. Box Zip Codes
93102, 93107, 93116, 93118, 93120, 93121, 93130, 93140, 93150, 93160, 93190

Company Zip Codes
93199

Phone Area Codes
805

Time Zone
Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)

05/27/2007 15:32:46

Latitude
34.421

Longitude
-119.696

05/27/2007 15:32:02

Introduction to Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara is a California city located along the Pacific Coast about 85 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It is bisected by Interstate Highway 101, which links the city to the rest of the Central Coast area. The coastal region comprising southern Santa Barbara County is often called the "American Riviera" due to its Mediterranean climate. For most of its history, Santa Barbara was a quiet agricultural community, but in the second half of the 20th century, it evolved into a robust, well rounded city. A great deal of the city's architecture is Spanish Colonial in title, in keeping with its Spanish heritage. Santa Barbara has passed strict ordinances in order to maintain this image, including restrictions on billboards and limits on the appearance of business signs.

Tourism is a major industry in Santa Barbara, which is renowned for its warm climate, downtown beaches, beautiful views of the Santa Ynez Mountains, and Spanish architecture. There are literally dozens of wineries in the region, which has earned a reputation in particular for high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Santa Barbara wine grapes command prices which are among the highest in the state of California. Many early movies were filmed in Santa Barbara, and because of this it was known as the first "Hollywood of the North".