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Bowling Green, KY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 35.1% less rainy days than Bowling Green.
- Santa Cruz has 26.6% more Sunny Days than Bowling Green.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 16.4% better than Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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