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Salem, OR vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 60.6% less rainy days than Salem.
- Portales has 77.3% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 8.1% better than Salem
 Salem, ORPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
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 Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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