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Palmer, AK vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville has 179.9% more rainy days than Palmer.
- Placerville has 87.7% more Sunny Days than Palmer.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 35.6% better than Palmer
 Palmer, AKPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny130  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index1.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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