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Des Moines, IA vs Pontiac, MI

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Highlights
- Pontiac has 11.7% less rainy days than Des Moines.
- Pontiac has 14.2% less Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pontiac scores 1.4% worse than Des Moines

Climate
 Des Moines, IAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Rainfall363238
 Snowfall333528
 Precipitation108124106
 Sunny204175205
 Avg. July High868186
 Avg. Jan. Low131622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.96.87
 UV Index43.24.3
 Elevation8739252443

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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ZIPS IN DES MOINES, IOWA
50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total
ZIPS IN PONTIAC, MICHIGAN
48340 48341 48342

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