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Salida, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez has 46.9% more rainy days than Salida.
- Cortez has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Salida.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cortez scores 1.4% better than Salida
 Salida, COCortez, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock61912443
Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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