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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 21.9% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Monterey has 7.2% more Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 23.9% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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