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Santa Fe, NM vs Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Des Moines has 137.7% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Des Moines has 27.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Moines scores 8.0% worse than Santa Fe
Climate
 Santa Fe, NMDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall153638
 Snowfall263328
 Precipitation66108106
 Sunny283204205
 Avg. July High868686
 Avg. Jan. Low181322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.56.97
 UV Index6.344.3
 Elevation69958732443

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews
Andrea · Santa Fe, NM
I love this City Different!
Over 2 years ago

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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"Ret1re" · Johnsburg, NY
Great, but not perfect
Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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chris · Ogden, UT
Carnival of fools
Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews
L · Des Moines, IA
Living in Des Moines as a teen
Over 4 years ago

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Scary
Over 4 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Edmund · Spring Valley, NV
Parka and meat loaf
Over 5 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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87507 87505 87501
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50317, 50315, 50310, 50320, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50311, 50314, 50321, 12 total
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