2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Palo Alto, PA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 63.2% less rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Santa Barbara has 44.4% more Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 27.1% better than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, PASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall37  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
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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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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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