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Sunrise, FL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 49.2% less rainy days than Sunrise.
- Santa Cruz has 7.4% more Sunny Days than Sunrise.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 34.9% better than Sunrise
 Sunrise, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low57  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Sunrise    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I absolutely love living in Sunrise. I wish that I could stay but the am about to retire and cannot afford to live here on my retirement. It is a great city and very  More

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We will be moving to south Florida sometime shortly after first of 2012. We just can't decide exactly where. We are a couple in our middle 50"s, like to shop, eat &  More

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Over 17 years ago

The climate in Sunrise, Fl is wonderful. We can go swimming before May, usually during Spring Break as long as we don't (yes, as we Florida's call it) get a cold front.  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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