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Lake Charles, LA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe has 75.6% less rainy days than Lake Charles.
- Santa Fe has 32.9% more Sunny Days than Lake Charles.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Fe scores 11.9% better than Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69952443
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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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