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University Place, WA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 28.5% more rainy days than University Place.
- Olympia has 0.7% less Sunny Days than University Place.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 4.1% worse than University Place
 University Place, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny137  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  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 4 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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