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Salem, OR vs Sonora, CA

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Highlights
- Sonora has 8.5% less rainy days than Salem.
- Sonora has 70.1% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sonora scores 5.4% better than Salem
 Salem, ORSonora, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock67106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock17952443
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 Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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