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Encinitas, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 38.7% more rainy days than Encinitas.
- Santa Maria has 6.5% more Sunny Days than Encinitas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 2.2% worse than Encinitas
 Encinitas, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  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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