2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Santa Fe, NM vs San Marcos, CA

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- San Marcos has 9.3% less rainy days than Santa Fe.
- San Marcos has 6.4% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Marcos scores 21.3% better than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock41106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5812443
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 San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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