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Sarasota, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale has 12.1% more rainy days than Sarasota.
- Fort Lauderdale has 2.0% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 5.9% worse than Sarasota

Climate
 Sarasota, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall566338
 Snowfall0028
 Precipitation106134106
 Sunny251246205
 Avg. July High919086
 Avg. Jan. Low515922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.86.47
 UV Index6.76.74.3
 Elevation2032443

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA
34234 34237 34239 34236
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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