2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Portland, ME vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla has 68.7% less rainy days than Portland.
- Wasilla has 36.9% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wasilla scores 12.3% worse than Portland
 Portland, MEWasilla, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3412443
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 Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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