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Columbus, GA vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Panama City Beach has 22.3% more rainy days than Columbus.
- Panama City Beach has 11.7% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Panama City Beach scores 4.1% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, GAPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 7 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 13 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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