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West Des Moines, IA vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Phoenix has 74.4% less rainy days than West Des Moines.
- Phoenix has 49.5% more Sunny Days than West Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Phoenix scores 5.8% better than West Des Moines
Climate
 West Des Moines, IAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Rainfall36938
 Snowfall34028
 Precipitation10933106
 Sunny200299205
 Avg. July High8610586
 Avg. Jan. Low134322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.97.37
 UV Index46.44.3
 Elevation82710862443

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews
Hazel  · West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines IA
Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Abhd · New York, NY
overall life style
Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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Abhd · West Des Moines, IA
Plenty to do in Des Moines area
Over 17 years ago

We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews
Kent · Chandler, AZ
Big City Revitalization.
This Year

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Ray · Mesa, AZ
Microcosm of the Valley. Building Back Better.
Over 1 years ago

Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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no · Mesa, AZ
I pity anyone who wants to move here.
Over 2 years ago

I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  More

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ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266
ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
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