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Ridgecrest, CA vs Tehachapi, CA

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- Tehachapi has 129.6% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Tehachapi has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tehachapi scores 3.8% better than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock42106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock39702443
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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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