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 Anna Maria, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days101.7106106.2
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock90.785.8
 Avg. Jan. Low52.4  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.3202443
Reviews for Anna Maria    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have vacation here twice now and plan to return again. It is such a wonderful place! The residents on the island are very friendly and helpful! The views from  More

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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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