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Cortez, CO vs Telluride, CO

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- Telluride has 77.3% more rainy days than Cortez.
- Telluride has 0.8% more Sunny Days than Cortez.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Telluride scores 22.2% worse than Cortez
 Cortez, COTelluride, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall49  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.67
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock87932443
Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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Reviews for Telluride    1 Reviews

Affordable housing means something different in Telluride than most other places in the country. Here the Town subsidizes housing down to be affordable for purchase by  More

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