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Las Cruces, NM vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 133.0% more rainy days than Las Cruces.
- South Lake Tahoe has 15.3% less Sunny Days than Las Cruces.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 16.3% worse than Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny294  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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