2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Waterloo, IA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 56.9% more rainy days than Waterloo.
- Sarasota has 29.4% more Sunny Days than Waterloo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 1.5% better than Waterloo
 Waterloo, IASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Waterloo    5 Reviews

The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 17 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  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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