2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Portland, ME vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie has 10.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Bowie has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bowie scores 13.8% better than Portland
 Portland, MEBowie, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1382443
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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