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Petaluma, CA vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 50.7% more rainy days than Petaluma.
- Salem has 40.8% less Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 11.9% worse than Petaluma
 Petaluma, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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