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Palmer, AK vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs has 306.5% more rainy days than Palmer.
- Hot Springs has 65.4% more Sunny Days than Palmer.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hot Springs scores 20.3% better than Palmer
 Palmer, AKHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny130  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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