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Socorro, NM vs Portales, NM

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- Portales has 70.2% more rainy days than Socorro.
- Portales has 2.5% less Sunny Days than Socorro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 1.3% better than Socorro
 Socorro, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock57106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock40062443
Reviews for Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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