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Friday Harbor, WA vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores has 181.3% more rainy days than Friday Harbor.
- Ocean Shores has 17.8% less Sunny Days than Friday Harbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ocean Shores scores 4.2% worse than Friday Harbor
 Friday Harbor, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock193106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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