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Denver, CO vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 25.1% less rainy days than Denver.
- Merced has 6.9% more Sunny Days than Denver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 11.0% better than Denver
 Denver, COMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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