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Bowie, MD vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia has 20.3% more rainy days than Bowie.
- Olympia has 32.3% less Sunny Days than Bowie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 4.1% worse than Bowie
 Bowie, MDOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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