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Des Moines, IA vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs has 57.4% more rainy days than Des Moines.
- Hot Springs has 5.4% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hot Springs scores 2.9% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5738
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

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

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Over 6 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 Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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