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Petaluma, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 75.8% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Bakersfield has 4.6% more Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 3.6% worse than Petaluma

Climate
 Petaluma, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall30738
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation7538106
 Sunny260272205
 Avg. July High849786
 Avg. Jan. Low393822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.48.17
 UV Index4.95.64.3
 Elevation304042443

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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ZIPS IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
94954 94952
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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