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Santa Monica, CA vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington has 187.6% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Bloomington has 31.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bloomington scores 23.9% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CABloomington, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7972443
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 Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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