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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 37.1% more rainy days than Half Moon Bay.
- Santa Cruz has 1.2% more Sunny Days than Half Moon Bay.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 2.4% better than Half Moon Bay
 Half Moon Bay, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall243338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation8469106
 Sunny259262205
 Avg. July High737786
 Avg. Jan. Low424022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.38.57
 UV Index4.95.24.3
 Elevation75362443
Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 18 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 19 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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