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Santa Maria, CA vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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- San Tan Valley has 40.0% less rainy days than Santa Maria.
- San Tan Valley has 4.3% more Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Tan Valley scores 17.0% worse than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CASan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock15162443
Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 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 San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 9 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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