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Sugar Land, TX vs Santa Maria, CA

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- Santa Maria has 66.9% less rainy days than Sugar Land.
- Santa Maria has 34.6% more Sunny Days than Sugar Land.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 33.3% better than Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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