2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Long Beach, CA vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- San Marcos has 158.8% more rainy days than Long Beach.
- San Marcos has 19.2% less Sunny Days than Long Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Marcos scores 22.6% worse than Long Beach
 Long Beach, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock83106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6172443
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 17 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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