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Columbia, MO vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles has 40.4% more rainy days than Columbia.
- Lake Charles has 10.9% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Charles scores 6.9% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MOLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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