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Salinas, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 149.7% more rainy days than Salinas.
- Santa Rosa has 1.2% less Sunny Days than Salinas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 3.5% worse than Salinas
 Salinas, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny259  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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