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Carson City, NV vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 87.5% more rainy days than Carson City.
- Santa Maria has 10.7% more Sunny Days than Carson City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 17.3% better than Carson City
 Carson City, NVSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny253  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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