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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa has 26.8% less rainy days than Rancho Santa Margarita.
- Mesa has 7.9% more Sunny Days than Rancho Santa Margarita.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesa scores 18.0% worse than Rancho Santa Margarita
 Rancho Santa Margarita, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12402443
Reviews for Rancho Santa Margarita    13 Reviews

This page provides little information on RSM. I see they keep describing the area as "outside of Los Angeles." Culturally, it is so far from Los Angeles (I lived in LA,  More

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Over 11 years ago

The weather here is amazing. We get a few hot days in the summer but it cools down in the evening. I love being able to sleep with the windows  More

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This is the best place to live in South Orange County with mild temperatures, low crime, great schools and family orientated. RSM is a city that sits in a pocket backing  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 3 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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