2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Petaluma, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville has 17.4% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Watsonville has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Watsonville scores 2.4% better than Petaluma
 Petaluma, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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