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Columbia, MO vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer has 68.5% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Palmer has 32.3% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 18.1% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MOPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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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