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Hilo, HI vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston has 66.2% less rainy days than Hilo.
- Charleston has 19.4% more Sunny Days than Hilo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Charleston scores 16.3% worse than Hilo
 Hilo, HICharleston, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low63  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index9.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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