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Monterey, CA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 17.0% less rainy days than Monterey.
- Santa Fe has 6.0% more Sunny Days than Monterey.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 9.6% worse than Monterey

Climate
 Monterey, CASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall181538
 Snowfall02628
 Precipitation6866106
 Sunny267283205
 Avg. July High678686
 Avg. Jan. Low431822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.37.57
 UV Index5.46.34.3
 Elevation2669952443

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  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 5 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 5 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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ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943
ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501

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