2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Maria, CA vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville has 135.8% more rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Placerville has 12.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 9.1% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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