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Capitan, NM vs Quartzsite, AZ

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Highlights
- Quartzsite has 77.0% less rainy days than Capitan.
- Quartzsite has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Capitan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Quartzsite scores 6.5% worse than Capitan
 Capitan, NMQuartzsite, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock438
 Snowfall31  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock17106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8792443
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Reviews for Quartzsite    3 Reviews

We moved here from southern California. We had visited a couple of Winters and enjoyed it so much. It was hot where we moved from so the heat was no surprise.   More

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Maybe parts of the Colorado River are great and the camping in the winter time is fun but the summers are the second hottest in AZ. No where to go no shopping malls, no  More

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Have been going to Quartzsite for about 15 years for the flea market and shows and things have been going downhill at this yearly event in recent years. The town has  More

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