2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Sterling Heights, MI vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 48.2% more rainy days than Sterling Heights.
- Portland has 12.8% more Sunny Days than Sterling Heights.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 5.8% worse than Sterling Heights
 Sterling Heights, MIPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall32  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 18 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 8 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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