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Craig, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez has 19.4% less rainy days than Craig.
- Cortez has 0.8% less Sunny Days than Craig.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cortez scores 10.8% better than Craig
 Craig, COCortez, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall68  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock61912443
Reviews for Craig    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Craig for 2 years, and they were the most miserable years of my life. The people are backwards and stuck in the 1970's. They voted down a rec-center; when I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would ice pick myself in the throat if I had to live in this piece of garbage town. Everyone there is a meth head I bet they even wear their socks to bed. You would  More

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Over 13 years ago

The community is small and non progressive about change. Bigots and Rednecks. Only place on the map the climate and people are a match COLD and self serving.   More

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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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