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McKinney, TX vs West Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- West Des Moines has 12.7% less rainy days than McKinney.
- West Des Moines has 12.7% less Sunny Days than McKinney.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Des Moines scores 4.2% worse than McKinney
 McKinney, TXWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny229  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8272443
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 17 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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