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Bismarck, ND vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 99.5% more rainy days than Bismarck.
- Iowa City has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Bismarck.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 7.7% better than Bismarck
 Bismarck, NDIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  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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