2025 Compare Cities Climate:
St. Paul, MN vs Ottumwa, IA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Ottumwa has 19.8% more rainy days than St. Paul.
- Ottumwa has 3.1% more Sunny Days than St. Paul.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 6.1% better than St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of St. Paul

Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Ottumwa


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.