2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Palo Alto, CA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View has 10.4% less rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Mountain View has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mountain View scores 0.0% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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