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Birmingham, AL vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 77.6% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Merced has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 11.0% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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