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Lakeland, FL vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 89.8% less rainy days than Lakeland.
- Ridgecrest has 16.3% more Sunny Days than Lakeland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 16.4% better than Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low50  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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