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Port Orchard, WA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 75.2% less rainy days than Port Orchard.
- Fairbanks has 1.3% more Sunny Days than Port Orchard.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 30.1% worse than Port Orchard
 Port Orchard, WAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny153  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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