2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Maria, CA vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City has 46.7% less rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Carson City has 9.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carson City scores 14.8% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock43106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46822443
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 Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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