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Alamogordo, NM vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 55.3% more rainy days than Alamogordo.
- Portales has 4.2% less Sunny Days than Alamogordo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 0.0% worse than Alamogordo
 Alamogordo, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny285  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 11 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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