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San Jose, CA vs Tampa, FL

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- Tampa has 194.2% more rainy days than San Jose.
- Tampa has 4.3% less Sunny Days than San Jose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tampa scores 22.7% worse than San Jose
 San Jose, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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 5 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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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