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Kahului, HI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 9.8% less rainy days than Kahului.
- Santa Barbara has 3.7% more Sunny Days than Kahului.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 0.0% worse than Kahului
 Kahului, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low64  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index9.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Kahului    3 Reviews

I guess they spray for the bugs at the resorts and keep the a/c blasting, but when you live here you're on your own. Having come from California with no bugs and no  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is definitely the most expensive place I have ever  More

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Over 20 years ago

Playground of the rich and not for working  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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