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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Salem, MA

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- Salem has 8.9% less rainy days than Myrtle Beach.
- Salem has 9.2% less Sunny Days than Myrtle Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 6.8% worse than Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCSalem, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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