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Athens, TX vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach has 19.3% more rainy days than Athens.
- Myrtle Beach has 5.2% less Sunny Days than Athens.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Myrtle Beach scores 2.8% better than Athens
 Athens, TXMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny230  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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