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Bellingham, WA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 61.4% less rainy days than Bellingham.
- Santa Fe has 80.3% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 5.6% better than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

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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Over 6 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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Over 6 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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