2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fairbanks, AK vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 29.1% more rainy days than Fairbanks.
- Santa Fe has 82.6% more Sunny Days than Fairbanks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 47.1% better than Fairbanks
 Fairbanks, AKSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny155  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low-15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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