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Birmingham, AL vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston has 14.9% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Boston has 6.1% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Boston scores 5.5% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALBoston, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock130106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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