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Thornton, CO vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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- San Luis Obispo has 29.0% more rainy days than Thornton.
- San Luis Obispo has 17.1% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Luis Obispo scores 20.5% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock51106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2332443
Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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