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Ridgecrest, CA vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow has 5.6% less rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Barstow has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 0.0% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
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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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

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The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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