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Olympia, WA vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- Alturas has 75.1% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Alturas has 80.1% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 1.4% worse than Olympia
 Olympia, WAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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