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Missoula, MT vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 64.5% less rainy days than Missoula.
- Ridgecrest has 75.5% more Sunny Days than Missoula.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 18.2% better than Missoula
 Missoula, MTRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall40  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  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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