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Dothan, AL vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 69.8% less rainy days than Dothan.
- Santa Maria has 23.3% more Sunny Days than Dothan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 22.2% better than Dothan
 Dothan, ALSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny227  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  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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