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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 41.2% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Santa Monica has 12.9% more Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 37.3% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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