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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Cape May, NJ

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Highlights
- Cape May has 5.7% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Cape May has 22.4% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cape May scores 8.7% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYCape May, NJUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock113106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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