2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Boulder, CO vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 42.0% less rainy days than Boulder.
- Scottsdale has 22.0% more Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.8% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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