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Salt Lake City, UT vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 28.7% less rainy days than Salt Lake City.
- Palmer has 41.4% less Sunny Days than Salt Lake City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 18.1% worse than Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny222  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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