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Pacifica, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 46.1% less rainy days than Pacifica.
- Santa Monica has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Pacifica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 8.2% better than Pacifica
 Pacifica, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny259  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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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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