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Sacramento, CA vs Shasta Lake, CA

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- Shasta Lake has 135.7% more rainy days than Sacramento.
- Shasta Lake has 8.6% less Sunny Days than Sacramento.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shasta Lake scores 4.9% worse than Sacramento
 Sacramento, CAShasta Lake, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8072443
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  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 19 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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