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Portland, OR vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 75.5% less rainy days than Portland.
- Scottsdale has 107.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.7% worse than Portland
 Portland, ORScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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