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Lakeland, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 74.2% less rainy days than Lakeland.
- Santa Monica has 17.1% more Sunny Days than Lakeland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 37.3% better than Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low50  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   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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