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Gallup, NM vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 55.7% less rainy days than Gallup.
- Ridgecrest has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Gallup.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 4.0% better than Gallup
 Gallup, NMRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Gallup    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Gallup for over 20 years and find this area very interesting. The tourist just blowing through see the vagrants & general run-down appearance, turn up  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gallup NM has great places to hike around and minimal cultural diversity. I found most of the white folk ( I am caucasion) to be super red neck.. I am having a hard time  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have to argue with the so called statistics. There are 3 kinds of lies and this is one of them in my view. I am/was an ER nurse and we see the worst a society has 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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