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Salem, OR vs North Pole, AK

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- North Pole has 72.8% less rainy days than Salem.
- North Pole has 0.6% less Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, North Pole scores 29.7% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.27
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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