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Santa Fe, NM vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 9.3% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Santa Maria has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 17.3% better than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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