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Palmdale, CA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 46.6% less rainy days than Palmdale.
- Palm Desert has 3.9% less Sunny Days than Palmdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 7.5% worse than Palmdale
 Palmdale, CAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
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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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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