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Santa Fe, NM vs La Quinta, CA

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Highlights
- La Quinta has 78.1% less rainy days than Santa Fe.
- La Quinta has 4.9% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Quinta scores 1.3% worse than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMLa Quinta, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock338
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock13106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1352443
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 La Quinta    5 Reviews

I've lived here nearly 15 years. Life in La Quinta is special. No, it's not like at the coast. Here, it's relaxed. You can enjoy beautiful blue skies nearly 350 days out  More

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My wife and I have lived in La Quinta, CA for 16 years. Over these years we've seen a tremendous amount of development, which on the one hand has improved shopping and  More

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Over 17 years ago

The positive: - Winter days are great at around 75ºF. - Abundant sunshine. - New infrastructure. - Landscaped greenery & water features. - It's not overly crowded &  More

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