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Sarasota, FL vs Grand Haven, MI

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- Grand Haven has 38.4% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Grand Haven has 36.7% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Haven scores 2.9% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLGrand Haven, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6042443
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 Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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