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Columbus, OH vs Amherst, NY

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- Amherst has 2.8% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Amherst has 11.8% less Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Amherst scores 9.9% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, OHAmherst, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock162106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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