2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Cruz, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa has 62.8% less rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- La Mesa has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Mesa scores 8.2% better than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5282443
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 La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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