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Columbia, SC vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach has 14.1% more rainy days than Columbia.
- Myrtle Beach has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Myrtle Beach scores 2.8% better than Columbia

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 Columbia, SCMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Rainfall465238
 Snowfall1128
 Precipitation108107106
 Sunny217218205
 Avg. July High948986
 Avg. Jan. Low353522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.27.47
 UV Index4.95.14.3
 Elevation302262443

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
29577 29568 29572

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