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Seattle, WA vs Vancouver, WA

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Highlights
- Vancouver has 10.8% more rainy days than Seattle.
- Vancouver has 5.9% less Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vancouver scores 1.3% worse than Seattle
 Seattle, WAVancouver, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock164106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1842443
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 Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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