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Salem, OR vs Friday Harbor, WA

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- Friday Harbor has 40.3% less rainy days than Salem.
- Friday Harbor has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Friday Harbor scores 2.7% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock136106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock562443
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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