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Tampa, FL vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 67.4% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Santa Maria has 13.8% more Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 29.4% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 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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