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Petaluma, CA vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 58.1% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Merced has 0.8% more Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 3.6% worse than Petaluma
 Petaluma, CAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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