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Santa Cruz, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley has 21.5% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Berkeley has 2.3% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Berkeley scores 1.2% better than Santa Cruz

Climate
 Santa Cruz, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall332638
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation6967106
 Sunny262256205
 Avg. July High777286
 Avg. Jan. Low404422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.58.67
 UV Index5.25.44.3
 Elevation361712443

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064
ZIPS IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
94704 94703 94702 94705 94707 94709 94708 94710 94720

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