Don't Want Another Boring Weekend in Salt Lake City? Weather-Matched Ideas — Santa Monica

Outdoor Dining ideas from Salt Lake City in the 70–75°F window — Santa Monica (71°F) and Santa Barbara (71°F) fit this weekend.

By Travel With YouGee

Today through Sunday

Santa Monica, California

°F · Live via Google Weather

Today

72°F/ 67°F

Sunny

15% chance · 0.00 in

Thu

71°F/ 63°F

Sunny

20% chance · 0.01 in

Fri

71°F/ 64°F

Sunny

0% chance ·

Sat

71°F/ 65°F

Partly sunny

0% chance ·

Sun

71°F/ 66°F

Mostly sunny

10% chance ·

Santa Monica, California Photo: Wikipedia · Santa Monica, California

Where near Salt Lake City has 70°F weather this weekend?

If you're in Salt Lake City staring at 72°F, this weekend's shortlist starts with Santa Monica (71°F).

If you’re trying to help plan a trip around sit-outside terrace weather, this guide is for you. It’s built from the weekend outlook for 2026-09-19 – 2026-09-20 — current recommendations, not a recycled list of famous places that ignore the forecast.

The goal isn’t another static travel guide. It’s to discover hidden gems and familiar favorites only when the outlook cooperates. If a town doesn’t match patio weather for 2026-09-19 – 2026-09-20, it doesn’t make the cut — full stop.

Whether you’re chasing sit-outside terrace weather or simply trying to avoid weather that keeps you indoors, treat this as a working shortlist for 2026-09-19 – 2026-09-20. Save a favorite, compare two towns, then build the trip once the weather story clicks.

Where near Salt Lake City has 70°F weather this weekend?

Where to go

1. Santa Monica, California

If you’re scanning for current recommendations, put Santa Monica near the top of the list: weekend air around 71°F / 66°F, plus a dry outlook with little to no rain.

This is the kind of beach stop you discover when you stop browsing generic guides and start asking for weather-perfect weekends. You can actually plan a trip around outdoor time here without pretending the sky will cooperate out of kindness.

If you’re comparing two or three towns, weigh Santa Monica’s 71°F high against how you actually want to feel outside — then lock the plan once it feels like weather you’ll love.

Where to eat

2. Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California Photo: Wikipedia · Santa Barbara, California

Rank 2 isn’t a trophy — it’s a forecast fit. Santa Barbara (California) lands near 71°F with a dry outlook with little to no rain, which is exactly the band people want for sit-outside terrace weather.

Use the weather window for eating well: shortlist Santa Barbara when you want outdoor dining or a long lunch that isn’t ruined by heat or a washout.

Use it as a concrete recommendation: fly or drive for patio weather, keep an eye on updates, and treat 71°F as your planning anchor — not a vague “nice weather somewhere.”

Where to eat

3. Calgary, Alberta

Calgary, Alberta Photo: Wikipedia · Calgary

Rank 3 isn’t a trophy — it’s a forecast fit. Calgary (Alberta) lands near 72°F with a dry outlook with little to no rain, which is exactly the band people want for sit-outside terrace weather.

This is the kind of city stop you discover when you stop browsing generic guides and start asking for weather-perfect weekends. You can actually plan a trip around outdoor time here without pretending the sky will cooperate out of kindness.

If you’re comparing two or three towns, weigh Calgary’s 72°F high against how you actually want to feel outside — then lock the plan once it feels like weather you’ll love.

Where to eat

Weekend comparison

DestinationHighRainMatchTravel
Santa Monica, California71°F0.05"99%~590 mi
Santa Barbara, California71°F0.05"99%~612 mi
Calgary, Alberta72°F0.03"99%~719 mi

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Updated September 16, 2026. Not a substitute for local advisories.

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