2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Ann Arbor, MI vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder has 49.7% less rainy days than Ann Arbor.
- Boulder has 37.6% more Sunny Days than Ann Arbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Boulder scores 6.0% better than Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIBoulder, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53282443
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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