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Santa Monica, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay has 73.0% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Half Moon Bay has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Half Moon Bay scores 9.8% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock752443
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 Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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