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Potomac, MD vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 33.3% more rainy days than Potomac.
- Sarasota has 24.9% more Sunny Days than Potomac.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 6.8% worse than Potomac
 Potomac, MDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  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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