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Santa Cruz, CA vs Irvine, CA

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- Irvine has 60.3% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Irvine has 7.3% more Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Irvine scores 9.4% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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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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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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