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New Orleans, LA vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles has 2.5% less rainy days than New Orleans.
- Lake Charles has 1.4% less Sunny Days than New Orleans.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Charles scores 1.5% better than New Orleans
 New Orleans, LALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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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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