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Chesapeake, VA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 88.6% less rainy days than Chesapeake.
- Ridgecrest has 32.2% more Sunny Days than Chesapeake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 5.4% better than Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  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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