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Washington, DC vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Fort Lauderdale has 45.0% more rainy days than Washington.
- Fort Lauderdale has 21.2% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 12.3% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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