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Waynesville, NC vs Lakeland, FL

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- Lakeland has 11.8% more rainy days than Waynesville.
- Lakeland has 14.8% more Sunny Days than Waynesville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lakeland scores 9.5% worse than Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCLakeland, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1942443
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 18 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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