2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fort Collins, CO vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 19.9% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Merced has 10.5% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 12.5% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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