2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Philadelphia, PA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced has 73.5% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Merced has 26.6% more Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 11.0% better than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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