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Joplin, MO vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 61.9% less rainy days than Joplin.
- Portales has 29.4% more Sunny Days than Joplin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 9.6% better than Joplin
 Joplin, MOPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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