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Wausau, WI vs New Orleans, LA

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- New Orleans has 96.0% more rainy days than Wausau.
- New Orleans has 16.1% more Sunny Days than Wausau.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Orleans scores 6.5% better than Wausau
 Wausau, WINew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6438
 Snowfall56  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock02443
Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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