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Ridgecrest, CA vs Needles, CA

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- Needles has 3.7% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Needles has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Needles scores 9.0% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CANeedles, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock22106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock11086
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4952443
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 Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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