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Portland, OR vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 59.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Anchorage has 12.5% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 26.7% worse than Portland

Climate
 Portland, ORAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall431738
 Snowfall37928
 Precipitation156112106
 Sunny144126205
 Avg. July High816786
 Avg. Jan. Low36922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.55.57
 UV Index31.44.3
 Elevation331022443

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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