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Long Beach, NY vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 27.1% less rainy days than Long Beach.
- Santa Cruz has 56.0% more Sunny Days than Long Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 18.1% better than Long Beach
 Long Beach, NYSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall23  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny168  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Long Beach is one of two cities located on Long Island, New York. It is on a barrier island on the south shore of Long Island.We enjoy this calm fun location while at  More

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I moved here from CA 6 years ago and love it here. It is a barrier island which is a part of Long Island off the Atlantic coast, so it is all beach coastline with a  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 5 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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