2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Scranton, PA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa has 74.9% less rainy days than Scranton.
- Mesa has 73.0% more Sunny Days than Scranton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesa scores 7.4% better than Scranton
 Scranton, PAMesa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny174  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12402443
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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