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Columbus, OH vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 24.9% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Petaluma has 46.1% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 18.3% better than Columbus
 Columbus, OHPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  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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