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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 42.9% less rainy days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- Bakersfield has 46.2% more Sunny Days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 30.6% better than Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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