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Santa Monica, CA vs San Francisco, CA

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- San Francisco has 79.6% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- San Francisco has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Francisco scores 7.6% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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