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Austin, TX vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose has 50.7% less rainy days than Austin.
- San Jose has 12.7% more Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Jose scores 23.9% better than Austin
 Austin, TXSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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