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Brookings, OR vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 83.4% less rainy days than Brookings.
- Palmer has 31.9% less Sunny Days than Brookings.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 21.3% worse than Brookings
 Brookings, ORPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny191  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  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 19 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 19 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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