2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Indianapolis, IN vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 66.5% less rainy days than Indianapolis.
- Lake Forest has 50.0% more Sunny Days than Indianapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 30.0% better than Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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