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North Pole, AK vs Portland, OR

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- Portland has 250.8% more rainy days than North Pole.
- Portland has 5.9% less Sunny Days than North Pole.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 44.2% better than North Pole
 North Pole, AKPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall58  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny153  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low-17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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