2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Boulder, CO vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia has 143.6% more rainy days than Boulder.
- Columbia has 21.6% less Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 1.4% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock110106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7092443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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