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West Des Moines, IA vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Castle Rock has 48.2% less rainy days than West Des Moines.
- Castle Rock has 21.5% more Sunny Days than West Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Castle Rock scores 4.3% better than West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IACastle Rock, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62242443
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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