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Black Mountain, NC vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 8.9% more rainy days than Black Mountain.
- Portland has 4.7% less Sunny Days than Black Mountain.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 14.5% worse than Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall12  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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