2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Colorado City, CO

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- Colorado City has 65.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Colorado City has 4.4% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Colorado City scores 6.5% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMColorado City, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock87106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58532443
Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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Reviews for Colorado City    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 12 years and it’s amazing. You get lots of snow days and we’ve had 3 in a row so far(yay no school right???) it’s truly beautiful here and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice weather. Middle of may and temps in the mid 70's, rains in the afternoons and cools things  More

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