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Merritt Island, FL vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Vero Beach has 1.9% more rainy days than Merritt Island.
- Vero Beach has 2.1% less Sunny Days than Merritt Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vero Beach scores 1.4% better than Merritt Island
 Merritt Island, FLVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 15 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 18 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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