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Sarasota, FL vs Athens, AL

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- Athens has 2.3% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Athens has 21.5% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 5.9% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLAthens, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7222443
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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Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Can anyone comment on the humidity in or around Athens? Is the humidity only high in the summer? What about tornadoes in the  More

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Athens, Alabama is a good place to live. Although, there are few technical jobs there Huntsville is only a 30 minute drive away. Athens is a quiet town and an excellent  More

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