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Wailuku, HI vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 12.2% more rainy days than Wailuku.
- Des Moines has 25.3% less Sunny Days than Wailuku.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Moines scores 19.8% worse than Wailuku
 Wailuku, HIDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low65  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index9.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
Reviews for Wailuku    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

You can't beat the weather here. If you like the 4 seasons the islands wouldn't be the place for you.   More

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Over 17 years ago

the tourist economy has fallen apart, major layoffs state wide. All major airlines getting close to pulling out of west coast market. Aloha and ATA both went out of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wailuku is a beautiful place to live. The climate is wetter than the south side of Maui because we are next to the west Maui mountains. It will drizzle a little each  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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