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Lynnwood, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 51.6% less rainy days than Lynnwood.
- Santa Barbara has 71.5% more Sunny Days than Lynnwood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Lynnwood
 Lynnwood, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 18 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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