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Gunnison, CO vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 37.1% more rainy days than Gunnison.
- Rifle has 9.0% less Sunny Days than Gunnison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 7.8% better than Gunnison
 Gunnison, CORifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low-4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Gunnison    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Gunnison..Pros/ Cons Pros 1. very pretty town 2. nice place for a retiree who doesn't mind a place that gets a lot of snow like Gunnison or Durango 3. very nice  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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