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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Sammamish, WA

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- Sammamish has 126.2% more rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Sammamish has 37.8% less Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sammamish scores 6.0% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASammamish, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock592443
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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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