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Palmdale, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 33.0% more rainy days than Palmdale.
- Fairbanks has 44.6% less Sunny Days than Palmdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 36.3% worse than Palmdale
 Palmdale, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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