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Sarasota, FL vs Des Moines, WA

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- Des Moines has 30.5% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Des Moines has 39.4% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Moines scores 8.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLDes Moines, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock151106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock892443
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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