2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Austin, TX vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 60.7% less rainy days than Austin.
- Santa Monica has 23.2% more Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 29.6% better than Austin
 Austin, TXSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 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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