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Reno, NV vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Highlights
- South Lake Tahoe has 161.8% more rainy days than Reno.
- South Lake Tahoe has 1.2% less Sunny Days than Reno.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 10.7% worse than Reno
 Reno, NVSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny252  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  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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