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San Marcos, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 3.6% more rainy days than San Marcos.
- Lake Forest has 5.3% more Sunny Days than San Marcos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 0.0% worse than San Marcos
Climate
 San Marcos, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall141438
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation4137106
 Sunny265279205
 Avg. July High818586
 Avg. Jan. Low454522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)9.19.17
 UV Index5.95.94.3
 Elevation5814892443

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Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews
Kevin · San Marcos, CA
Best place I have ever lived.
Over 6 years ago

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Norman · Vail, AZ
retiree location ?
Over 14 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Greg · South Pasadena, CA
San Marcos Weather
Over 17 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    15 Reviews
Macguy · Lake Forest, CA
Great place to live if you can afford it
Over 4 years ago

As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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Kevin · Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest is a great place to live ACTUALLY
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Jesse · Lake Forest, CA
Dreary
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 and a half years and it's the worst. There's no way to describe the inherent awful nature of Lake Forest without sounding like I'm exaggerating.  More

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92630 92610 92676
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