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Durango, CO vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 27.3% more rainy days than Durango.
- South Lake Tahoe has 6.4% less Sunny Days than Durango.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 2.9% worse than Durango
 Durango, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall67  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  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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