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Sugar Land, TX vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 89.2% less rainy days than Sugar Land.
- Ridgecrest has 34.1% more Sunny Days than Sugar Land.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 18.2% better than Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 14 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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