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Scottsdale, AZ vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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Highlights
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 73.3% more rainy days than Scottsdale.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Scottsdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carmel-by-the-Sea scores 13.7% better than Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2232443
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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