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Carmel, IN vs Urbandale, IA

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- Urbandale has 14.9% less rainy days than Carmel.
- Urbandale has 10.8% more Sunny Days than Carmel.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbandale scores 1.4% worse than Carmel
 Carmel, INUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall23  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9422443
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 11 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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