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Fort Collins, CO vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles has 296.8% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Lake Charles has 10.1% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Charles scores 6.9% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  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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