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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Madera, CA

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- Madera has 80.1% less rainy days than Fort Lauderdale.
- Madera has 7.3% more Sunny Days than Fort Lauderdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madera scores 26.6% better than Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLMadera, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock48106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low59  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2722443
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 11 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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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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