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Salinas, CA vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow has 66.7% less rainy days than Salinas.
- Barstow has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Salinas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 9.3% worse than Salinas
 Salinas, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny259  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
Reviews for Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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