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Nevada City, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma has 48.8% less rainy days than Nevada City.
- Petaluma has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Nevada City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 9.1% better than Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny239  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 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 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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