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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg has 5.0% less rainy days than Athens-Clarke County.
- Petersburg has 4.6% less Sunny Days than Athens-Clarke County.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petersburg scores 1.3% worse than Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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