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Fayetteville, NC vs Las Cruces, NM

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- Las Cruces has 77.9% less rainy days than Fayetteville.
- Las Cruces has 34.2% more Sunny Days than Fayetteville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Las Cruces scores 8.1% better than Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock43106
 Sunny219  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock39072443
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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