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Rochester, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 41.1% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Petaluma has 91.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 16.7% better than Rochester
 Rochester, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Rochester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a rural community just south of Olympia Washington called Rochester. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and boy what a difference. I love it  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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