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Santa Barbara, CA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine has 30.3% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Irvine has 0.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Irvine scores 4.5% better than Santa Barbara

Climate
 Santa Barbara, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Rainfall191338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation3836106
 Sunny283281205
 Avg. July High738286
 Avg. Jan. Low434622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.99.37
 UV Index5.75.94.3
 Elevation49522443

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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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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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
93101 93105 93103 93110 93109
ZIPS IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
92620 92618 92612 92604 92602 92614 92606 92603 92617

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