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Palm Desert, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 395.7% more rainy days than Palm Desert.
- South Lake Tahoe has 7.4% less Sunny Days than Palm Desert.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 9.5% worse than Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
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 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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