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Los Banos, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 37.0% more rainy days than Los Banos.
- Santa Monica has 8.1% more Sunny Days than Los Banos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 12.2% better than Los Banos
 Los Banos, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Los Banos    6 Reviews

Everything I think about this town has already been said. And those things unfortunately are more in the negative category. Not too much good to say about this town.   More

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The most attractive part of Los Banos is their proximity to San Jose and relatively low housing prices. However, if you look at it from different angles Los Banos may  More

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Over 8 years ago

Inaccurate facts. The heat in Los Banos is relentless. From May to mid or end of September100 +degrees. I lived there most of my 59 years. It is oppressive. It can go  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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