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Yelm, WA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 88.8% less rainy days than Yelm.
- Ridgecrest has 100.7% more Sunny Days than Yelm.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 9.9% better than Yelm
 Yelm, WARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny139  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  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 13 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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