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Athol, ID vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 66.9% more rainy days than Athol.
- Salem has 13.0% less Sunny Days than Athol.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 13.8% better than Athol
 Athol, IDSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall51  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny177  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Athol    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Athol is a very small town in northern Idaho. With a population of about 800, there are some very large homes and very small homes. With such a small population, it is  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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