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San Diego, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach has 16.2% more rainy days than San Diego.
- Long Beach has 7.9% more Sunny Days than San Diego.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Long Beach scores 1.1% better than San Diego
 San Diego, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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