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Marquette, MI vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 55.7% less rainy days than Marquette.
- Palmer has 31.2% less Sunny Days than Marquette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 5.4% better than Marquette
 Marquette, MIPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall155  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  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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