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 Lake Charles, LAAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock34.938.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days117.279.3106.2
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9585.8
 Avg. Jan. Low40.7  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.134892443
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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