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Palo Alto, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City has 236.4% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Nevada City has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Nevada City scores 12.5% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock82106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24772443
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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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