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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Seattle, WA

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- Seattle has 63.1% more rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Seattle has 39.0% less Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Seattle scores 11.9% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock155106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1772443
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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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