2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Mountain View, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 19.4% more rainy days than Mountain View.
- Santa Barbara has 10.5% more Sunny Days than Mountain View.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 1.1% better than Mountain View
 Mountain View, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  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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