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Seattle, WA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Monica has 63.9% less rainy days than Seattle.
- Santa Monica has 84.9% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 22.7% better than Seattle
 Seattle, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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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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