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Tampa, FL vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 4.2% more rainy days than Tampa.
- Olympia has 44.7% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 4.4% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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