2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Monica, CA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse has 198.5% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Syracuse has 42.0% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Syracuse scores 31.5% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3972443
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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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