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Olympia, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 80.1% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Scottsdale has 119.9% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.8% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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