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Portland, OR vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley has 40.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Berkeley has 77.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Berkeley scores 14.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2638
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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