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Mesa, AZ vs Rio Rico, AZ

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- Rio Rico has 71.3% more rainy days than Mesa.
- Rio Rico has 5.6% less Sunny Days than Mesa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Rico scores 9.6% better than Mesa
 Mesa, AZRio Rico, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock60106
 Sunny301  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock34812443
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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