2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Birmingham, AL

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- Birmingham has 71.4% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Birmingham has 18.7% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Birmingham scores 14.1% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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