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Santa Clara, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 93.5% more rainy days than Santa Clara.
- Petaluma has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Clara.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 4.5% worse than Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  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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