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Santa Fe, NM vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Ames has 136.4% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Ames has 28.6% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ames scores 8.0% worse than Santa Fe

Climate
 Santa Fe, NMAmes, IAUnited States
 Rainfall153638
 Snowfall263028
 Precipitation66109106
 Sunny283202205
 Avg. July High868486
 Avg. Jan. Low181122
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.56.97
 UV Index6.33.84.3
 Elevation69959482443

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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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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 12 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501
ZIPS IN AMES, IOWA
50010 50014 50012

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