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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Springs has 88.9% less rainy days than Poughkeepsie.
- Palm Springs has 63.0% more Sunny Days than Poughkeepsie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Springs scores 7.2% better than Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock15106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4792443
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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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