2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Portland, ME vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle has 22.3% less rainy days than Portland.
- Seattle has 25.1% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Seattle scores 15.4% better than Portland
 Portland, MESeattle, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock155106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1772443
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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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