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Gulf Shores, AL vs Urbandale, IA

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- Urbandale has 43.5% less rainy days than Gulf Shores.
- Urbandale has 8.1% less Sunny Days than Gulf Shores.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbandale scores 2.8% worse than Gulf Shores
 Gulf Shores, ALUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny223  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9422443
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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