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Seal Beach, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 38.9% more rainy days than Seal Beach.
- Monterey has 2.6% less Sunny Days than Seal Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 10.8% worse than Seal Beach
 Seal Beach, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny274  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Seal Beach    3 Reviews

Beach towns are notoriously crowded in the summer, but if you can overlook the crowds you will find a small town feeling comforting in Seal Beach. The beach community of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Seal Beach has the best weather of any place I've lived, and I've lived in two coutries, 5 states, and 14 cities or towns. Seal Beach has vitually no air pullution,  More

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My dad and uncle were born and raised in Seal Beach; my grandparents bought their family home back in 1963 (when my dad was 12) for about $50K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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