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San Carlos, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose has 35.8% less rainy days than San Carlos.
- San Jose has 2.7% less Sunny Days than San Carlos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Jose scores 4.8% better than San Carlos
 San Carlos, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny264  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
Reviews for San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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