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Philadelphia, PA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach has 71.2% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Long Beach has 38.6% more Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Long Beach scores 27.4% better than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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