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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 8.6% less rainy days than Sierra Vista.
- Palmer has 54.2% less Sunny Days than Sierra Vista.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 29.8% worse than Sierra Vista
 Sierra Vista, AZPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny284  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  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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