2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Grand Forks, ND vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 159.1% more rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Ruston has 9.1% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 14.5% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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