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Fair Oaks, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 13.7% more rainy days than Fair Oaks.
- South Lake Tahoe has 5.7% less Sunny Days than Fair Oaks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 18.3% worse than Fair Oaks
 Fair Oaks, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny264  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Fair Oaks    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I grew up in the little section nestled near the hospital, It's more citrus heights than it is fair oaks but i get in on a technicality. I loved growing up here, hella  More

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Moved here in June and am leaving in September. Not an ideal place. Sacramento county is one of the worst. Move to Placer county, much better amenities. There are NO  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Orangevale, CA for about 10 years. Fair Oaks is right next door and ever since I've lived in the area I have LOVED Fair Oaks. The homes off of Winding Way  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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