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Cincinnati, OH vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City has 16.7% less rainy days than Cincinnati.
- Iowa City has 13.1% more Sunny Days than Cincinnati.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 2.8% worse than Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny176  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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