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Palm Desert, CA vs Birmingham, AL

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- Birmingham has 1,085.1% more rainy days than Palm Desert.
- Birmingham has 20.8% less Sunny Days than Palm Desert.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Birmingham scores 1.4% worse than Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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