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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- 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
Climate
 South Lake Tahoe, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall231438
 Snowfall142028
 Precipitation6130106
 Sunny249281205
 Avg. July High807486
 Avg. Jan. Low214922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.79.27
 UV Index4.86.24.3
 Elevation62371052443

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
Over 4 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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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 4 years ago

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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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
Over 4 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
Renee · Santa Monica, CA
My comp of Okc vs SM differs from stars shown here
Over 3 years ago

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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Cynthia · Santa Monica, CA
Best investment I've made.
Over 3 years ago

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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John · Santa Monica, CA
Stay away. This place is dangerous.
Over 5 years ago

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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