2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Durham, NC vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa has 77.9% less rainy days than Durham.
- Mesa has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Durham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesa scores 2.7% worse than Durham
 Durham, NCMesa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny220  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12402443
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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