2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Key West, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 57.8% less rainy days than Key West.
- Santa Barbara has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Key West.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 45.9% better than Key West
 Key West, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low64  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index7.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  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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