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Santa Monica, CA vs Sedona, AZ

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Highlights
- Sedona has 67.9% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Sedona has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sedona scores 13.0% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASedona, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock59106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43502443
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 Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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