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John Day, OR vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 26.7% less rainy days than John Day.
- Elko has 12.1% more Sunny Days than John Day.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 2.9% worse than John Day
 John Day, ORElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
Reviews for John Day    1 Reviews

If you are an active retiree, love small towns--one with all the necessary services, love the outdoors year round, and want the opportunity to be involved--to give back  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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