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Portland, OR vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne has 68.0% less rainy days than Portland.
- Hawthorne has 95.8% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hawthorne scores 25.3% better than Portland
 Portland, ORHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.47
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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