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West Lafayette, IN vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles has 63.3% more rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Lake Charles has 15.1% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Charles scores 4.3% worse than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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