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Birmingham, AL vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 23.2% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Portland has 32.4% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 2.7% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
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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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 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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