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Providence, RI vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 85.4% less rainy days than Providence.
- Bakersfield has 36.0% more Sunny Days than Providence.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 15.7% better than Providence
 Providence, RIBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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