2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Fe, NM vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 14.6% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Anchorage has 55.5% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 26.7% worse than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
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 6 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 6 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 Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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