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Des Moines, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm has 23.7% more rainy days than Des Moines.
- Yelm has 8.6% less Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Yelm scores 4.1% worse than Des Moines
 Des Moines, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3442443
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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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