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San Jose, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay has 37.8% more rainy days than San Jose.
- Half Moon Bay has 0.8% more Sunny Days than San Jose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Half Moon Bay scores 5.7% worse than San Jose
 San Jose, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock752443
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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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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