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Palo Alto, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay has 37.0% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Half Moon Bay has 0.8% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Half Moon Bay scores 5.7% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock752443
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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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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