2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Grand Forks, ND vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder has 15.8% less rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Boulder has 24.4% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Boulder scores 14.5% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDBoulder, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53282443
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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