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Iowa City, IA vs Albuquerque, NM

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Highlights
- Albuquerque has 69.9% less rainy days than Iowa City.
- Albuquerque has 40.7% more Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albuquerque scores 11.4% better than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock49542443
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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