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South Portland, ME vs Dover, DE

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- Dover has 7.8% less rainy days than South Portland.
- Dover has 1.0% more Sunny Days than South Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Dover scores 12.1% better than South Portland
 South Portland, MEDover, DEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall56  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 8 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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