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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie has 25.2% less rainy days than Fort Lauderdale.
- Poughkeepsie has 32.9% less Sunny Days than Fort Lauderdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Poughkeepsie scores 7.8% better than Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low59  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
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 10 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 Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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