2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Monica, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos has 37.2% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Los Altos has 6.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Los Altos scores 5.4% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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