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Gate City, VA vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 0.7% less rainy days than Gate City.
- Salem has 22.6% less Sunny Days than Gate City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 0.0% worse than Gate City
 Gate City, VASalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Gate City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Actually several unicorporated towns fall under the Gate City zipcode and I live in in a rural part of the area. I am retired military and don't have kids in school so  More

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Over 19 years ago

this is one of the most charming places i have ever lived. the people here make you feel so welcome. i also feel this is one of the safest towns i have ever lived. i  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 6 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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