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Salt Lake City, UT vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 35.9% less rainy days than Salt Lake City.
- Merced has 18.0% more Sunny Days than Salt Lake City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 12.5% better than Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny222  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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