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Seattle, WA vs North Pole, AK

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- North Pole has 67.9% less rainy days than Seattle.
- North Pole has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, North Pole scores 30.7% worse than Seattle
 Seattle, WANorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.27
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
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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Over 3 years ago

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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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