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Virginia City, NV vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Maria has 14.5% less rainy days than Virginia City.
- Santa Maria has 11.6% more Sunny Days than Virginia City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Maria scores 25.7% better than Virginia City
 Virginia City, NVSanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall114  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock46106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2172443
Reviews for Virginia City    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I find the water quality score of 40 in Virginia City to be open for debate. It is basically snow melt, coming from Lake Marlette in the Tahoe area. Looks great. Tastes  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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