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Long Beach, CA vs Yakima, WA

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Highlights
- Yakima has 37.5% less rainy days than Long Beach.
- Yakima has 30.7% less Sunny Days than Long Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Yakima scores 20.4% worse than Long Beach
 Long Beach, CAYakima, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock73106
 Sunny287  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10702443
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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