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Iowa City, IA vs Joshua Tree, CA

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- Joshua Tree has 78.9% less rainy days than Iowa City.
- Joshua Tree has 41.7% more Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Joshua Tree scores 12.9% better than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAJoshua Tree, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10086
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock27362443
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 Joshua Tree    3 Reviews

1973 - 1987 Like any small town certain families have more pull. This was the case for what seem to even narrow more down to schools like Salazar & Dubose. It seemed  More

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went to crossroads, a local restaurant in town, and ran across some folks who are relocating to joshua tree from south carolina. they were in town to go to the art  More

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Just 45 minutes from Palm Springs, Joshua Tree is 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the low desert, and is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. The city itself it tiny,  More

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