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Urbandale, IA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale has 70.8% less rainy days than Urbandale.
- Scottsdale has 45.9% more Sunny Days than Urbandale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 5.8% better than Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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