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Santa Monica, CA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 32.8% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carmel-by-the-Sea scores 9.8% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2232443
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 Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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