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Santa Maria, CA vs Carmel Valley Village, CA

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- Carmel Valley Village has 26.7% more rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Carmel Valley Village has 5.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carmel Valley Village scores 3.4% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CACarmel Valley Village, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8462443
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 Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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