2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 53.0% more rainy days than Kalamazoo.
- Ruston has 35.2% more Sunny Days than Kalamazoo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 6.0% better than Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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