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Portland, OR vs Grand Haven, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Haven has 19.4% less rainy days than Portland.
- Grand Haven has 10.4% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Haven scores 12.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORGrand Haven, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6042443
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 Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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