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Sun Valley, ID vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 70.1% more rainy days than Sun Valley.
- South Lake Tahoe has 21.5% more Sunny Days than Sun Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 6.3% better than Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall102  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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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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