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Petaluma, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 38.9% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Monterey has 2.7% more Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 1.2% worse than Petaluma

Climate
 Petaluma, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall301838
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation7568106
 Sunny260267205
 Avg. July High846786
 Avg. Jan. Low394322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.48.37
 UV Index4.95.44.3
 Elevation30262443

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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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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ZIPS IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
94954 94952
ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943

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