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Olympia, WA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay has 55.0% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Half Moon Bay has 90.4% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Half Moon Bay scores 16.9% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock752443
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 Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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