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Sonora, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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Highlights
- Nevada City has 41.6% more rainy days than Sonora.
- Nevada City has 8.8% less Sunny Days than Sonora.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Nevada City scores 1.3% worse than Sonora
 Sonora, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock82106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24772443
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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