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Monroe, NC vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 60.8% less rainy days than Monroe.
- Portales has 25.2% more Sunny Days than Monroe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 6.7% better than Monroe
 Monroe, NCPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  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 6 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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