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Lakeland, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Panama City Beach has 12.8% more rainy days than Lakeland.
- Panama City Beach has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Lakeland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Panama City Beach scores 4.5% better than Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low50  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 7 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 13 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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