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Portland, OR vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Friday Harbor has 37.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Friday Harbor has 9.0% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Friday Harbor scores 4.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock136106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock562443
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 Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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