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Sioux City, IA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 53.6% less rainy days than Sioux City.
- Santa Monica has 33.8% more Sunny Days than Sioux City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 31.4% better than Sioux City
 Sioux City, IASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall32  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
Reviews for Sioux City    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve been here only 4 months and I’m still shocked at how people behave. Not friendly, rude. Can’t tell you how many businesses I’ve been in to where the reception staff  More

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Climate in winter ranges from 10-15 degrees to 85+ in the summer 7% sale tax population @75,000, economy ok  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sioux City is an amazing place. Low crime rate, Great Schools, Great People, Most People are friendly and Polite. Just an overall great place to live!!!!!!!!!!!   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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