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Santa Clara, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 11.0% less rainy days than Santa Clara.
- Santa Monica has 7.7% more Sunny Days than Santa Clara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 4.5% better than Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  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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