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Yelm, WA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 75.7% less rainy days than Yelm.
- Fairbanks has 11.5% more Sunny Days than Yelm.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 28.2% worse than Yelm
 Yelm, WAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny139  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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