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Tehachapi, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 87.9% more rainy days than Tehachapi.
- South Lake Tahoe has 10.4% less Sunny Days than Tehachapi.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 17.3% worse than Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny278  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  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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