2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Monica, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 26.3% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Palo Alto has 7.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 4.3% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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