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Thornton, CO vs Tempe, AZ

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- Tempe has 41.9% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Tempe has 22.4% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tempe scores 1.4% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COTempe, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11812443
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 Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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