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Grand Haven, MI vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 10.7% more rainy days than Grand Haven.
- Santa Rosa has 61.0% more Sunny Days than Grand Haven.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 25.8% better than Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MISanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall74  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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