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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee has 34.3% more rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Truckee has 1.6% less Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Truckee scores 4.5% worse than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CATruckee, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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