2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Minneapolis, MN vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 52.7% less rainy days than Minneapolis.
- Santa Fe has 42.9% more Sunny Days than Minneapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 13.6% better than Minneapolis
 Minneapolis, MNSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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