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Nevada City, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 70.3% less rainy days than Nevada City.
- Palo Alto has 9.2% more Sunny Days than Nevada City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 14.3% better than Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny239  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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