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Iowa City, IA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 80.5% less rainy days than Iowa City.
- Bakersfield has 36.7% more Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
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 Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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