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Raleigh, NC vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores has 38.6% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- Gulf Shores has 4.7% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gulf Shores scores 5.3% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6438
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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