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Austin, TX vs North Pole, AK

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Highlights
- North Pole has 65.0% less rainy days than Austin.
- North Pole has 32.9% less Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, North Pole scores 26.8% worse than Austin
 Austin, TXNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.27
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 11 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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