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Arcadia, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 16.0% less rainy days than Arcadia.
- Santa Monica has 2.1% less Sunny Days than Arcadia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 1.1% worse than Arcadia
 Arcadia, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low47  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 14 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  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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