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Sarasota, FL vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 91.6% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Palm Desert has 7.2% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 8.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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