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Coral Gables, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 77.2% less rainy days than Coral Gables.
- Santa Monica has 13.3% more Sunny Days than Coral Gables.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 43.8% better than Coral Gables
 Coral Gables, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low60  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index7.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  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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