2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington has 213.0% more rainy days than Santa Barbara.
- Wilmington has 23.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Barbara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilmington scores 18.0% worse than Santa Barbara
 Santa Barbara, CAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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