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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara has 33.9% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Santa Clara has 4.8% more Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 31.3% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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