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Hayward, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 30.6% less rainy days than Hayward.
- Merced has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Hayward.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 6.9% worse than Hayward
 Hayward, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 11 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  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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