2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 62.4% less rainy days than Kalamazoo.
- Santa Monica has 76.7% more Sunny Days than Kalamazoo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 37.3% better than Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MISanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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