2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Miami, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Santa Maria has 72.2% less rainy days than Miami.
- Santa Maria has 12.9% more Sunny Days than Miami.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 37.5% better than Miami
 Miami, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low61  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index7.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

   |    Reply

Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

   |    Reply

Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Miami

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Santa Maria


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.