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East Lansing, MI vs San Rafael, CA

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- San Rafael has 22.7% more rainy days than East Lansing.
- San Rafael has 47.1% more Sunny Days than East Lansing.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Rafael scores 26.9% better than East Lansing
 East Lansing, MISan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny174  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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