2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Philadelphia, PA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 60.8% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Santa Barbara has 36.7% more Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 21.9% better than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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