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Santa Maria, CA vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup has 150.3% more rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Puyallup has 49.3% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Puyallup scores 17.0% worse than Santa Maria

Climate
 Santa Maria, CAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Rainfall174138
 Snowfall0428
 Precipitation46157106
 Sunny280142205
 Avg. July High767786
 Avg. Jan. Low393522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.87.37
 UV Index5.72.64.3
 Elevation217432443

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
93458 93454
ZIPS IN PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON
98372 98371

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