2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 46.5% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Grand Junction has 13.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 16.9% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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