2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Oakland, MD vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 11.8% less rainy days than Oakland.
- Salem has 3.4% more Sunny Days than Oakland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 17.5% better than Oakland
 Oakland, MDSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall127  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny149  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Oakland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is a 3 season recreational community with water sports such as boating, water skiing, white water rafting; 4 wheel train riding, hiking, biking, camping; snow  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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