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Augusta, ME vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 67.0% less rainy days than Augusta.
- Rifle has 19.2% more Sunny Days than Augusta.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 6.2% better than Augusta
 Augusta, MERifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall67  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 9 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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