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Bloomington, IL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 65.2% less rainy days than Bloomington.
- Santa Monica has 44.8% more Sunny Days than Bloomington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 31.4% better than Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  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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