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Portland, OR vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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Highlights
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 57.5% less rainy days than Portland.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 86.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carmel-by-the-Sea scores 10.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2232443
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 Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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