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Salt Lake City, UT vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 72.3% less rainy days than Salt Lake City.
- Ridgecrest has 25.7% more Sunny Days than Salt Lake City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 8.3% better than Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny222  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  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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