2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Monica, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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- Sacramento has 45.3% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Sacramento has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sacramento scores 10.9% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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