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Palm Desert, CA vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Mount Vernon has 710.6% more rainy days than Palm Desert.
- Mount Vernon has 42.0% less Sunny Days than Palm Desert.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mount Vernon scores 2.7% worse than Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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