2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Olympia, WA vs Carson, CA

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Highlights
- Carson has 74.4% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Carson has 105.9% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carson scores 31.0% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WACarson, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock34106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock392443
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 Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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