2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Lihue, HI

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Highlights
- Lihue has 39.1% more rainy days than Santa Cruz.
- Lihue has 7.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Cruz.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lihue scores 1.2% worse than Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CALihue, HIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock185106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2132443
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 Lihue    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

WHY IS THERE NOT A CATAGORY AND STATISTICS AS TO DRUG CRIMES AND DRUG USAGE? THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO RELOCATE OR  More

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The Climate on Kauai has to be one of the best on this planet. Over the past 8 years, The highest temperature has been 90 and the lowest 51. Trade winds tend to blow  More

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