2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Olympia, WA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 6.3% more rainy days than Olympia.
- Sarasota has 84.6% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 4.2% worse than Olympia
 Olympia, WASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  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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