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Salem, OR vs Shasta Lake, CA

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- Shasta Lake has 4.5% more rainy days than Salem.
- Shasta Lake has 59.7% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shasta Lake scores 5.4% better than Salem
 Salem, ORShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8072443
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 Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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