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Petaluma, CA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow has 82.9% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Barstow has 8.1% more Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 7.1% worse than Petaluma
 Petaluma, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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