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New Orleans, LA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale has 1.1% less rainy days than New Orleans.
- Fort Lauderdale has 13.9% more Sunny Days than New Orleans.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 3.0% worse than New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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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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