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Encinitas, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 15.1% more rainy days than Encinitas.
- Santa Monica has 6.8% more Sunny Days than Encinitas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 2.2% better than Encinitas

Climate
 Encinitas, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall121438
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3930106
 Sunny263281205
 Avg. July High737486
 Avg. Jan. Low444922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)99.27
 UV Index5.96.24.3
 Elevation821052443

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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 6 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 10 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 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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ZIPS IN ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA
92024 92007 92091
ZIPS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
90405 90403 90404 90402 90401

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