2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 25.9% less rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Santa Monica has 0.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 3.4% better than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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