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Gainesville, TX vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 58.9% less rainy days than Gainesville.
- Santa Maria has 20.2% more Sunny Days than Gainesville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 22.2% better than Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny233  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  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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