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Tucumcari, NM vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 58.4% less rainy days than Tucumcari.
- Bakersfield has 2.3% more Sunny Days than Tucumcari.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 2.5% better than Tucumcari
 Tucumcari, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Tucumcari    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Never ever move  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do NOT move here unless you grew up here. It is far too harsh for out of town folk. Keep your eye on your tech at all times. Do NOT even blink, got  More

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Over 8 years ago

Leave that race behind; there's no winning in rush hour anxiety. Leave on a jet plane, arrive to solitude. Five exits off the *mother road* interstate highway 40 where  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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