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Santa Monica, CA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley has 86.1% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Berkeley has 8.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Berkeley scores 6.5% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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