2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Reno, NV

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- Reno has 51.9% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Reno has 11.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Reno scores 15.7% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAReno, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock51106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45052443
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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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