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Santa Maria, CA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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Highlights
- Butte-Silver Bow has 23.6% less rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Butte-Silver Bow has 33.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Butte-Silver Bow scores 29.5% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
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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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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