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Costa Mesa, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale has 26.7% less rainy days than Costa Mesa.
- Palmdale has 2.2% more Sunny Days than Costa Mesa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 14.0% worse than Costa Mesa
 Costa Mesa, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny274  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low48  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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