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Rochester, WA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem has 6.5% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Salem has 45.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 4.2% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, WASalem, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Rochester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a rural community just south of Olympia Washington called Rochester. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and boy what a difference. I love it  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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