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Seattle, WA vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake has 24.7% more rainy days than Seattle.
- Chesapeake has 38.8% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chesapeake scores 1.3% worse than Seattle
 Seattle, WAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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