2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Makawao, HI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 74.6% less rainy days than Makawao.
- Santa Barbara has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Makawao.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 3.3% worse than Makawao
 Makawao, HISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low62  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index9.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Makawao    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Aloha, We moved to Maui 2 years ago with the intentions of staying until we retire. But as prices continue to escalate we are reconsidering, and looking to move back  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 4 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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