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Austin, TX vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer has 60.2% less rainy days than Austin.
- Palmer has 43.0% less Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 16.9% worse than Austin
 Austin, TXPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 20 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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