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Washington, DC vs Ketchikan, AK

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- Ketchikan has 225.6% more rainy days than Washington.
- Ketchikan has 50.7% less Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ketchikan scores 23.3% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCKetchikan, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock14138
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock234106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6586
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.67
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Ketchikan    8 Reviews

Am from Astoria, Oregon, just south a bit from Ketchikan. Appreciate this beautiful space above every other place! Cheers to everyone this Holiday  More

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It's been nine years since anyone gave a review for Ketchikan so I thought I'd give one. I do not live there, however, I nearly relocated there when I was interviewing  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are many things to do here however there is a large alcohol problem and the drugs are growing. For families who stay connected and are not afraid of the rain,  More

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