2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Bellingham, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 34.8% more rainy days than Bellingham.
- Olympia has 13.4% less Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 0.0% worse than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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