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Charleston, SC vs Orinda, CA

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- Orinda has 46.2% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Orinda has 24.9% more Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Orinda scores 19.4% better than Charleston
 Charleston, SCOrinda, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4952443
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  More

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