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Tampa, FL vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City has 27.1% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Iowa City has 19.1% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 2.9% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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