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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer has 40.3% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Palmer has 47.8% less Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmer scores 11.9% worse than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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