2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Olympia, WA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 67.2% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Palo Alto has 91.9% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 23.9% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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