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Santa Fe, NM vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa has 20.5% less rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Costa Mesa has 3.2% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Costa Mesa scores 24.0% better than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
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 Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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