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Ridgecrest, CA vs Pollock Pines, CA

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Highlights
- Pollock Pines has 870.4% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Pollock Pines has 11.8% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pollock Pines scores 0.0% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock39302443
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 Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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