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Birmingham, AL vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Carlsbad has 75.9% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Carlsbad has 30.5% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 9.6% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock31002443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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