2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fort Collins, CO vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 257.1% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Ruston has 9.3% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 1.4% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, CORuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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