2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Minnetonka, MN vs Thornton, CO

Change Cities
Highlights
- Thornton has 51.7% less rainy days than Minnetonka.
- Thornton has 22.5% more Sunny Days than Minnetonka.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 12.3% better than Minnetonka
 Minnetonka, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall53  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Minnetonka    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Moving from Southern California to Minnetonka, MN the thing we noticed most was the country living envirnoment even though you are living within the city. There are no  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

Minnetonka, MN was a quiet and nice place to raise a  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

You can't beat Lake Minnetonka in the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Minnetonka

Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Thornton


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.