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Salinas, CA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 0.7% more rainy days than Salinas.
- Sunnyvale has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Salinas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 2.3% better than Salinas
 Salinas, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny259  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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