2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Prescott Valley, AZ vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 11.4% more rainy days than Prescott Valley.
- Santa Barbara has 3.7% more Sunny Days than Prescott Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 11.3% better than Prescott Valley
 Prescott Valley, AZSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall12  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Prescott Valley    34 Reviews

My neighbor set his home on fire. No insurance. The city did nothing. Its been 15 months,. The wrecked house is a eyesore. Dont get into a HOA. They are  More

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We moved here about 3 1/2 years ago. Prescott Valley is growing out of control, the town rubber stamps anything a builder wants. Traffic is getting worse, new residents  More

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Over 5 years ago

Before moving to Prescott Valley I lived in Phoenix 30 years and watched Prescott Valley go from basically a few little mom and pop stores on the main road to Prescott  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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