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Birch Bay, WA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 13.5% more rainy days than Birch Bay.
- Portland has 10.6% less Sunny Days than Birch Bay.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 4.2% better than Birch Bay
 Birch Bay, WAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny161  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Birch Bay    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

over priced  More

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Over 12 years ago

Moderate weather year round. If you can deal with five months of gray and drizzle its a good place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Birch Bay/Blaine,just might be the best kept secret in America. Never gets to hot, or cold. Small town next to the Canadian  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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