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Santa Monica, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose has 25.5% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- San Jose has 8.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Jose scores 4.3% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
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 Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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