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Lawton, OK vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan has 40.5% less rainy days than Lawton.
- Capitan has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Lawton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Capitan scores 5.5% better than Lawton
 Lawton, OKCapitan, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock73106
 Sunny247  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock63482443
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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