2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Olympia, WA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo has 30.9% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Kalamazoo has 16.9% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Kalamazoo scores 5.6% worse than Olympia
 Olympia, WAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock139106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7872443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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