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Palo Alto, CA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 147.4% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Portland has 44.8% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 14.8% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
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

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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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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