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Durham, NC vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence has 7.9% more rainy days than Durham.
- Providence has 9.1% less Sunny Days than Durham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Providence scores 6.7% worse than Durham
 Durham, NCProvidence, RIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny220  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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