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Blowing Rock, NC vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 2.6% more rainy days than Blowing Rock.
- Sarasota has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Blowing Rock.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 1.4% worse than Blowing Rock
 Blowing Rock, NCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  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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