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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 64.5% less rainy days than Sierra Vista.
- Ridgecrest has 1.8% less Sunny Days than Sierra Vista.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 7.1% worse than Sierra Vista
 Sierra Vista, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny284  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  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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