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Portland, OR vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 58.6% less rainy days than Portland.
- Portales has 89.6% more Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 6.7% better than Portland
 Portland, ORPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny144  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  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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