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Castle Rock, CO vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 74.7% less rainy days than Castle Rock.
- Palm Desert has 10.7% more Sunny Days than Castle Rock.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 2.8% better than Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, COPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall78  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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