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Rifle, CO vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 62.5% less rainy days than Rifle.
- Ridgecrest has 15.3% more Sunny Days than Rifle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 13.0% better than Rifle
 Rifle, CORidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall47  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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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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