2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- Key West has 136.8% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Key West has 8.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Key West scores 31.5% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAKey West, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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