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Albuquerque, NM vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz has 192.8% more rainy days than Albuquerque.
- Santa Cruz has 6.4% less Sunny Days than Albuquerque.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Cruz scores 9.0% better than Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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