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Santa Fe, NM vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara has 2.0% more rainy days than Santa Fe.
- Santa Clara has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Santa Fe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 17.3% better than Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny283  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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