2025 Compare Cities Climate:
St. Augustine, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 10.0% more rainy days than St. Augustine.
- Sarasota has 12.6% more Sunny Days than St. Augustine.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 6.8% worse than St. Augustine
 St. Augustine, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny223  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for St. Augustine    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived her for 19 years and cannot leave for various reasons but would if I could. When we first moved here it was quiet, affordable and had good restaurant  More

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Over 4 years ago

Great area, but in decline due to the number of tristate refugees who are moving here in droves and ruining a once charming area just like they have done in South  More

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Over 4 years ago

Completely overcrowded place to live. It takes 40 min to go 4 miles. Don't live  More

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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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