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Tampa, FL vs Urbandale, IA

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- Urbandale has 29.1% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Urbandale has 16.7% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbandale scores 1.5% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9422443
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 Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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