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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 41.2% less rainy days than Fort Lauderdale.
- Iowa City has 19.1% less Sunny Days than Fort Lauderdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 9.4% better than Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low59  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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