2025 Compare Cities Climate:
West Lafayette, IN vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 54.4% less rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Palo Alto has 41.1% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 25.7% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  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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