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Martinez, CA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 77.6% more rainy days than Martinez.
- Santa Cruz has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Martinez.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 0.0% worse than Martinez
 Martinez, CASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny265  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Martinez    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Beautiful weather, not too hot or too cold. Just enough rain to keep the reservoirs  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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