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Seattle, WA vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Watertown has 5.5% more rainy days than Seattle.
- Watertown has 6.6% more Sunny Days than Seattle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Watertown scores 17.3% worse than Seattle
 Seattle, WAWatertown, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock163106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4662443
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 4 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 Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 18 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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