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Lafayette, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville has 61.4% more rainy days than Lafayette.
- Placerville has 6.9% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 7.0% worse than Lafayette
 Lafayette, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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