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Watertown, SD vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 91.1% more rainy days than Watertown.
- Salem has 26.3% less Sunny Days than Watertown.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 12.1% better than Watertown
 Watertown, SDSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock152106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  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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