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Lahaina, HI vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 35.4% more rainy days than Lahaina.
- Santa Cruz has 6.8% less Sunny Days than Lahaina.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 2.3% worse than Lahaina
 Lahaina, HISanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low65  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index9.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Lahaina    5 Reviews

I’ve lived in Lahaina for 11 years, and have truly enjoyed the weather, culture and natural beauty. The weather is great, though the summers are long, hot and dry. The  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lahaina is nice but very hot in the summer and very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Excellent weather and  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 6 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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