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Bellingham, WA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 5.6% less rainy days than Bellingham.
- Iowa City has 26.8% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 1.4% worse than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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