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Kirkland, WA vs Tumwater, WA

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- Tumwater has 21.9% more rainy days than Kirkland.
- Tumwater has 10.5% less Sunny Days than Kirkland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tumwater scores 4.1% worse than Kirkland
 Kirkland, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock163106
 Sunny153  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1742443
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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