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Long Beach, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael has 198.5% more rainy days than Long Beach.
- San Rafael has 10.8% less Sunny Days than Long Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Rafael scores 8.6% worse than Long Beach
 Long Beach, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
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 5 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 7 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 Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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