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Carrboro, NC vs Arcata, CA

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Highlights
- Arcata has 0.7% more rainy days than Carrboro.
- Arcata has 19.7% less Sunny Days than Carrboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arcata scores 1.3% better than Carrboro

Climate
 Carrboro, NCArcata, CAUnited States
 Rainfall464638
 Snowfall4128
 Precipitation114124106
 Sunny218175205
 Avg. July High896586
 Avg. Jan. Low304122
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.57.67
 UV Index4.554.3
 Elevation463232443

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 14 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Arcata    17 Reviews

Pros: Nature hikes Cons: One of highest crime rates in the nation. Opioid epidemic going on (you’ll regularly witness drug deals and ppl doing drugs) No  More

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It takes a special set of preferences to select Arcata. Is this you? - You love clouds and fog. You are happy if you see the sun maybe 10-20 times a year. - Chilly  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived in Humboldt for over 30 yrs and know all the areas well. Arcata is the jewel of Humboldt due to having a university and many liberal creative people. There is  More

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ZIPS IN CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
27510
ZIPS IN ARCATA, CALIFORNIA
95521 95549

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