2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Sarasota, FL vs Novato, CA

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- Novato has 31.8% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Novato has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Novato scores 25.0% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLNovato, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
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 Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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