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Houston, TX vs Caribou, ME

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Highlights
- Caribou has 27.5% less rainy days than Houston.
- Caribou has 22.5% less Sunny Days than Houston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Caribou scores 13.6% worse than Houston
 Houston, TXCaribou, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock148106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Caribou    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Don't believe the exaggerations about cold. April signals end of snow. First snowfall comes in November. May through September are very nice, unless you like HOT  More

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Over 20 years ago

You have 4 seasons to  More

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