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Ellensburg, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 16.7% more rainy days than Ellensburg.
- Scottsdale has 46.6% more Sunny Days than Ellensburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 1.4% better than Ellensburg
 Ellensburg, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Ellensburg    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Q: where r the best places in the Ellensburg area that r protected from wind? Otherwise, is s good  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is a great town to live and raise a family. The central location is wonderful, close enough to take a day trip to Seattle. There's skiing close by, rivers to go  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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