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Bellingham, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 23.8% less rainy days than Bellingham.
- Petaluma has 65.6% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 18.3% better than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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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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