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Carmel, IN vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey has 56.9% less rainy days than Carmel.
- Monterey has 44.3% more Sunny Days than Carmel.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 18.6% better than Carmel
 Carmel, INMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall23  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  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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