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Providence, RI vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 6.9% more rainy days than Providence.
- Olympia has 32.0% less Sunny Days than Providence.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 1.4% better than Providence
 Providence, RIOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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