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Carbondale, IL vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 69.5% less rainy days than Carbondale.
- Palmer has 39.8% less Sunny Days than Carbondale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 18.1% worse than Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 18 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  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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