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Lake Charles, LA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 82.7% less rainy days than Lake Charles.
- Elko has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Lake Charles.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 1.5% better than Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LAElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
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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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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