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Vancouver, WA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 60.8% less rainy days than Vancouver.
- Santa Maria has 95.8% more Sunny Days than Vancouver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 18.9% better than Vancouver
 Vancouver, WASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny143  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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