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Charleston, SC vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia has 2.3% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Philadelphia has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Philadelphia scores 1.4% better than Charleston
 Charleston, SCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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