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Oakland, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 26.3% more rainy days than Oakland.
- Petaluma has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Oakland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 3.4% worse than Oakland
 Oakland, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  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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