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Madera, CA vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 32.0% more rainy days than Madera.
- Santa Maria has 6.1% more Sunny Days than Madera.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 8.6% better than Madera
 Madera, CASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny264  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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