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Portland, OR vs Nevada City, CA

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Highlights
- Nevada City has 36.0% more rainy days than Portland.
- Nevada City has 66.0% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Nevada City scores 2.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORNevada City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock82106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24772443
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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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