2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Sarasota, FL vs Ruidoso, NM

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Highlights
- Ruidoso has 63.8% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Ruidoso has 14.3% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruidoso scores 13.2% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLRuidoso, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock67292443
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 Ruidoso    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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