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Newcastle, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 1.3% less rainy days than Newcastle.
- Salem has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Newcastle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 1.4% better than Newcastle
 Newcastle, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny153  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Newcastle    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I've lived all over the world. Few other places I've lived in that have 4 distinct seasons and sports to fit all those seasons. You can ski in the winter, hike in the  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 5 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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