2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Salem, VA vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 33.9% more rainy days than Salem.
- Ruston has 2.4% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 5.3% worse than Salem
 Salem, VARuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 14 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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