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Albany, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 45.6% less rainy days than Albany.
- Santa Monica has 7.3% more Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 5.7% better than Albany

Climate
 Albany, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall251438
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation6430106
 Sunny262281205
 Avg. July High727486
 Avg. Jan. Low434922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.79.27
 UV Index5.46.24.3
 Elevation431052443

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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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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ZIPS IN ALBANY, CALIFORNIA
94706
ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401

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