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Rio Rancho, NM vs Shasta Lake, CA

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- Shasta Lake has 290.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Shasta Lake has 9.9% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shasta Lake scores 1.3% better than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8072443
Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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Reviews for Shasta Lake    2 Reviews

Ive lived in Shasta Co. for a good 30 years, and the summers have always been exceptionally warm. But over the last 10 years or so, the summers have gotten almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Shasta Lake is small community 8 Miles North of Redding. One of the major boat Launch ramps (Centamodi Ramp), on shasta Lake is just 3 miles to the North East of town.   More

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