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Palmer, AK vs Missoula, MT

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- Missoula has 9.4% more rainy days than Palmer.
- Missoula has 22.3% more Sunny Days than Palmer.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Missoula scores 11.9% better than Palmer
 Palmer, AKMissoula, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny130  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32092443
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 Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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