2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Palmdale, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 55.7% more rainy days than Palmdale.
- Santa Monica has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Palmdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 15.0% better than Palmdale
 Palmdale, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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