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Dover, DE vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 63.5% less rainy days than Dover.
- Santa Maria has 41.4% more Sunny Days than Dover.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 18.9% better than Dover
 Dover, DESanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 8 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 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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