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Charleston, SC vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 71.6% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Santa Monica has 34.4% more Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 27.8% better than Charleston
Climate
 Charleston, SCSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall481438
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation10630106
 Sunny209281205
 Avg. July High907486
 Avg. Jan. Low394922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.29.27
 UV Index5.16.24.3
 Elevation101052443

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 3 years ago

Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 3 years ago

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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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 3 years ago

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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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 5 years ago

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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ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total
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90405 90403 90404 90402 90401
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