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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 71.5% less rainy days than Hilton Head Island.
- Santa Monica has 30.7% more Sunny Days than Hilton Head Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 29.6% better than Hilton Head Island
 Hilton Head Island, SCSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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