2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Berkeley, CA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced has 51.0% less rainy days than Berkeley.
- Merced has 2.3% more Sunny Days than Berkeley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 5.8% worse than Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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