2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Yucca Valley, CA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 143.4% more rainy days than Yucca Valley.
- Santa Barbara has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Yucca Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 12.7% better than Yucca Valley
 Yucca Valley, CASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Yucca Valley    10 Reviews

We have lived in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for over 20 years. The comment regarding graffiti is over exaggerated. Yes there is crime and there are some tweakers but  More

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Over 5 years ago

Let me start by saying, I love the desert. Yucca used to be a sweet little town...but now that the city has allowed for many criminals to come in from other areas..a  More

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YV has a good mix of mainly retirees, snowbirds, artists, and military families. People here are generally MORE friendly and LESS racially diverse compared to other  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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