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Santa Maria, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego has 154.5% more rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Lake Oswego has 49.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Oswego scores 13.6% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock147106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1802443
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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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