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Duluth, MN vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 50.3% less rainy days than Duluth.
- Thornton has 37.6% more Sunny Days than Duluth.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 21.7% better than Duluth
 Duluth, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall70  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Duluth    18 Reviews

My husband and I just visited Duluth for our anniversary. We stayed in Canal Park and found the area fun and convenient for travelers. Lots of quaint shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

It is the worse weather in the U.S. as far as small cities that large. The houses are fare below par. they are old shingle 1920s vintage generally and not normally well  More

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I moved to Duluth fifteen years ago today from Arizona with my (at that time) 3 children, who were 1, 4 and 8. My daughter was born here 2 years later. I have never once  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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