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Chesapeake, VA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia has 0.4% less rainy days than Chesapeake.
- Philadelphia has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Chesapeake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Philadelphia scores 1.4% worse than Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 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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