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Urbandale, IA vs Carlsbad, CA

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- Carlsbad has 66.6% less rainy days than Urbandale.
- Carlsbad has 28.3% more Sunny Days than Urbandale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 30.4% better than Urbandale
 Urbandale, IACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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