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Penn Valley, CA vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia has 28.5% more rainy days than Penn Valley.
- Olympia has 43.3% less Sunny Days than Penn Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 11.3% worse than Penn Valley
 Penn Valley, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Penn Valley    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I lived in Penn Valley for 8 years and found it offered numerous positive attributes. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Penn Valley is above  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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