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Des Moines, IA vs Cape Canaveral, FL

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Highlights
- Cape Canaveral has 48.5% more rainy days than Des Moines.
- Cape Canaveral has 17.6% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cape Canaveral scores 1.4% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, IACape Canaveral, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 7 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Cape Canaveral    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I haven't been on this site long enough to comment. Looking for cheap places to  More

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When I first moved to CC a year ago, I thought proximity to the Kennedy Space Center meant I would be living in a modern, state-of-the-art, steel and glass community.  More

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