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Portland, OR vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock has 27.6% more rainy days than Portland.
- Blowing Rock has 38.2% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Blowing Rock scores 8.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock141106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35732443
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 Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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