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Portland, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 30.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Petaluma has 80.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 12.0% better than Portland
 Portland, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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