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Ridgecrest, CA vs Battle Creek, MI

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- Battle Creek has 568.5% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Battle Creek has 40.5% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Battle Creek scores 14.1% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CABattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock135106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8402443
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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