2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Berkeley, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 46.3% less rainy days than Berkeley.
- Santa Monica has 9.8% more Sunny Days than Berkeley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 7.0% better than Berkeley
 Berkeley, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  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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