2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Indianapolis, IN vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 32.1% more rainy days than Indianapolis.
- Sarasota has 34.9% more Sunny Days than Indianapolis.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 2.9% worse than Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  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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