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Sunnyvale, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 18.2% more rainy days than Sunnyvale.
- Monterey has 2.7% more Sunny Days than Sunnyvale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 5.7% worse than Sunnyvale

Climate
 Sunnyvale, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall151838
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation6368106
 Sunny260267205
 Avg. July High806786
 Avg. Jan. Low424322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.88.37
 UV Index5.15.44.3
 Elevation125262443

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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ZIPS IN SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
94087 94086 94085 94089
ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943

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