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Yakima, WA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 558.8% more rainy days than Yakima.
- Sarasota has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Yakima.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 8.1% worse than Yakima
 Yakima, WASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  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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