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Seattle, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 21.6% less rainy days than Seattle.
- Petaluma has 71.1% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 12.0% better than Seattle
 Seattle, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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