2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Birmingham, AL vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 67.3% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Monterey has 25.4% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 13.7% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 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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