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Santa Maria, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 17.0% less rainy days than Santa Maria.
- Santa Monica has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Santa Maria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 4.5% better than Santa Maria
 Santa Maria, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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