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Las Vegas, NM vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 59.1% less rainy days than Las Vegas.
- Bakersfield has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Las Vegas.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 6.6% better than Las Vegas
 Las Vegas, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 17 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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