2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Minneapolis, MN vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City has 15.7% more rainy days than Minneapolis.
- Iowa City has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Minneapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 6.1% better than Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  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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