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Charleston, SC vs Portsmouth, VA

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Highlights
- Portsmouth has 1.9% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Portsmouth has 3.8% more Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portsmouth scores 2.8% better than Charleston
 Charleston, SCPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
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 Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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