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San Diego, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 378.6% more rainy days than San Diego.
- Sarasota has 5.6% less Sunny Days than San Diego.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 26.1% worse than San Diego
 San Diego, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  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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