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Orinda, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale has 59.6% less rainy days than Orinda.
- Scottsdale has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Orinda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 15.1% worse than Orinda
 Orinda, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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