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Portland, OR vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale has 79.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Palmdale has 94.4% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 6.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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