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Sparks, NV vs Portales, NM

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Highlights
- Portales has 121.3% more rainy days than Sparks.
- Portales has 7.9% more Sunny Days than Sparks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portales scores 5.3% better than Sparks
 Sparks, NVPortales, NMUnited States
 Rainfall81838
 Snowfall19828
 Precipitation5157106
 Sunny253273205
 Avg. July High919286
 Avg. Jan. Low242322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.687
 UV Index5.16.24.3
 Elevation441340062443
Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 16 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  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 5 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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