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Seattle, WA vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence has 29.7% more rainy days than Seattle.
- Providence has 31.6% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Providence scores 6.7% worse than Seattle
 Seattle, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 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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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 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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