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Memphis, TN vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City has 31.8% less rainy days than Memphis.
- Iowa City has 8.7% less Sunny Days than Memphis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 0.0% worse than Memphis
 Memphis, TNIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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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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