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Lexington, KY vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 70.3% less rainy days than Lexington.
- Santa Monica has 49.5% more Sunny Days than Lexington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 26.0% better than Lexington
 Lexington, KYSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 5 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  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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