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Palm Desert, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale has 87.2% more rainy days than Palm Desert.
- Palmdale has 4.1% more Sunny Days than Palm Desert.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 8.1% better than Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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