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Cape Coral, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 74.3% less rainy days than Cape Coral.
- Santa Monica has 6.0% more Sunny Days than Cape Coral.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 43.8% better than Cape Coral
 Cape Coral, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny265  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low53  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 11 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   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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