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Sarasota, FL vs Augusta, ME

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- Augusta has 22.0% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Augusta has 19.1% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Augusta scores 4.4% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLAugusta, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1212443
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 Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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