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Carson City, NV vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 38.6% less rainy days than Carson City.
- Ridgecrest has 10.3% more Sunny Days than Carson City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 4.0% better than Carson City
 Carson City, NVRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny253  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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