2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fairfax, VA vs Harlingen, TX

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Highlights
- Harlingen has 39.8% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Harlingen has 15.7% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Harlingen scores 13.7% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAHarlingen, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock71106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock392443
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Harlingen    6 Reviews

Harlingen is a city that offers retirees the most bang for the buck! It is near enough to McAllen and Brownsville and all they offer. You get a wide variety of shopping  More

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This area of the state of Texas is bland to most people from the East and northeast. However the community has everything you need at a price you can afford. Dining out  More

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Over 8 years ago

Here is what you will not get in Harlingen: easy access to great museums and Michelin starred restaurants. However, there are things that counter it. 1) It is  More

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