2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Challis, ID vs New Castle, CO

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- New Castle has 64.8% more rainy days than Challis.
- New Castle has 18.9% more Sunny Days than Challis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Castle scores 3.0% better than Challis
 Challis, IDNew Castle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock55972443
Reviews for Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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Reviews for New Castle    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Small town  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been here about 1 1/2 years. Climate is great, lots of snow in winter, mild summers but still hits triple digits though:/ Work is hard to come by unless you are in the  More

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New Castle is a small town outside of Glenwood Springs. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous mountains but it is very expensive to live here... I think the cost of  More

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