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Melbourne, FL vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 74.4% less rainy days than Melbourne.
- Santa Monica has 20.1% more Sunny Days than Melbourne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 31.4% better than Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny234  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  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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