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Boulder, CO vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Highlights
- South Lake Tahoe has 28.7% more rainy days than Boulder.
- South Lake Tahoe has 1.6% more Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 5.6% worse than Boulder
 Boulder, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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