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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda has 2.9% more rainy days than Wilkes-Barre.
- Bethesda has 11.3% more Sunny Days than Wilkes-Barre.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 5.8% better than Wilkes-Barre

Climate
 Wilkes-Barre, PABethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall424338
 Snowfall371728
 Precipitation128114106
 Sunny177197205
 Avg. July High848786
 Avg. Jan. Low172522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.97.37
 UV Index3.84.14.3
 Elevation5483182443

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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ZIPS IN WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
18702 18705 18701
ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816

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