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Belen, NM vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 58.2% more rainy days than Belen.
- Thornton has 10.9% less Sunny Days than Belen.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 6.4% worse than Belen
 Belen, NMThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny275  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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