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Sarasota, FL vs San Rafael, CA

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- San Rafael has 27.5% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- San Rafael has 2.0% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Rafael scores 25.0% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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