California · United States
Santa Maria travel guide
Santa Maria is a city in California, United States, home to about 110,000 people.
- Best months
- April to November
- Nearest airport
- SMX6 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Santa Maria
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Maria are April to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; January is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Santa Maria: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), about 6.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP, 37 km) and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA, 80 km) are also within reach.
SMX · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport
SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Questions
Santa Maria: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santa Maria?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Maria are April to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; January is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santa Maria?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), about 6.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP, 37 km) and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA, 80 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santa Maria?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Santa Maria
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.