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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia has 318.3% more rainy days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- Olympia has 26.9% less Sunny Days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 14.5% better than Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
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 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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