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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland has 49.8% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Oakland has 58.2% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oakland scores 26.1% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYOakland, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2438
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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