2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fort Collins, CO vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City has 43.6% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Carson City has 6.8% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carson City scores 4.2% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COCarson City, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock43106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46822443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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