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St. Petersburg, FL vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 11.4% less rainy days than St. Petersburg.
- Salem has 37.9% less Sunny Days than St. Petersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 10.4% better than St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low53  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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