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Franklin, TN vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 69.0% less rainy days than Franklin.
- Santa Maria has 32.7% more Sunny Days than Franklin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 20.5% better than Franklin
 Franklin, TNSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  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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