2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fountain Valley, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 148.3% more rainy days than Fountain Valley.
- Petaluma has 5.8% less Sunny Days than Fountain Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 9.7% worse than Fountain Valley
 Fountain Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny276  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low48  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Fountain Valley    3 Reviews

We are just average home gardeners and having lived in Fountain Valley for over 40 years, my wife and I have found the climate excellent for growing nearly ever kind of  More

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Over 18 years ago

fountain valley is nice but very expensive. Average home price will run you around $700,000.Beaches are close by. People are okay but no sense of community or sense of  More

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The weather is very moderate year-around. Warm summers, comfortable spring-time, cool  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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