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Sulphur, LA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 32.4% less rainy days than Sulphur.
- Portland has 32.7% less Sunny Days than Sulphur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 10.3% better than Sulphur
 Sulphur, LAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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