2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Columbia, MD vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland has 47.6% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Oakland has 23.1% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oakland scores 19.2% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDOakland, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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