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Oakland, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 16.5% less rainy days than Oakland.
- Santa Cruz has 47.2% more Sunny Days than Oakland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 11.8% better than Oakland
 Oakland, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall393338
 Snowfall1028
 Precipitation14669106
 Sunny178262205
 Avg. July High857786
 Avg. Jan. Low364022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.68.57
 UV Index3.15.24.3
 Elevation449362443
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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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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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