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Santa Monica, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine has 5.8% less rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Irvine has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Irvine scores 1.1% better than Santa Monica

Climate
 Santa Monica, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Rainfall141338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3036106
 Sunny281281205
 Avg. July High748286
 Avg. Jan. Low494622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)9.29.37
 UV Index6.25.94.3
 Elevation105522443

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
ZIPS IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
92620 92618 92612 92604 92602 92614 92606 92603 92617

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