2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Goleta, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 191.2% more rainy days than Goleta.
- Olympia has 51.3% less Sunny Days than Goleta.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 20.2% worse than Goleta
 Goleta, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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