2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Monica, CA vs Thornton, CO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Thornton has 13.1% more rainy days than Santa Monica.
- Thornton has 12.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Monica.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 20.7% worse than Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Santa Monica

Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Thornton


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.