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Grinnell, IA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 16.9% more rainy days than Grinnell.
- Portland has 26.5% less Sunny Days than Grinnell.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 10.3% better than Grinnell
 Grinnell, IAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Grinnell    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Planning on moving to CA...well, actually BACK to CA... Too Cold  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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