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Chesapeake, VA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 75.3% less rainy days than Chesapeake.
- Fairbanks has 26.5% less Sunny Days than Chesapeake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 31.1% worse than Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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