2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Fe, NM vs Rio Verde, AZ

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Highlights
- Rio Verde has 10.6% less rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Rio Verde has 4.6% more Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Verde scores 1.3% worse than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMRio Verde, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock40106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16172443
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 7 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 7 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 Rio Verde    1 Reviews

Just moved here as “snowbirds” after 3 years of pre-retirement research into where we wanted to be. We considered all the southwestern states then visited a dozen or  More

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