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Sunnyvale, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 12.3% more rainy days than Sunnyvale.
- Palo Alto has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Sunnyvale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 0.0% worse than Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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