2024 Compare Cities Climate:
Austin, TX vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 47.9% less rainy days than Austin.
- Monterey has 17.1% more Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 16.9% better than Austin
 Austin, TXMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall351838
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation7968106
 Sunny228267205
 Avg. July High956786
 Avg. Jan. Low384322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.18.37
 UV Index65.44.3
 Elevation489262443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  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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