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Nevada City, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville has 33.2% less rainy days than Nevada City.
- Placerville has 2.1% more Sunny Days than Nevada City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 3.9% better than Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny239  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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