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Westminster, CA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 214.7% more rainy days than Westminster.
- Portland has 47.6% less Sunny Days than Westminster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 20.2% worse than Westminster
 Westminster, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny275  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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