2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Fe, NM vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 14.6% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Palo Alto has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 17.3% better than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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