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Madison, WI vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 62.0% less rainy days than Madison.
- Santa Monica has 50.3% more Sunny Days than Madison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 37.3% better than Madison
 Madison, WISanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   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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