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Carlsbad, NM vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 12.7% more rainy days than Carlsbad.
- Santa Fe has 1.8% more Sunny Days than Carlsbad.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 6.3% worse than Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny278  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
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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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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