2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Decatur, IL vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 13.7% more rainy days than Decatur.
- Salem has 22.6% less Sunny Days than Decatur.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 2.8% better than Decatur
 Decatur, ILSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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